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In the Garden of Beastsby Erik Larson
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 12.99“Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”— New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome... more...
Eichmann in Jerusalemby Hannah Arendt; Amos Elon
Penguin Group Inc. 2006; US$ 12.99Hannah Arendt?s authoritative report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann includes further factual material that came to light after the trial, as well as Arendt?s postscript directly addressing the controversy that arose over her account. more...
Contemporary Germanyby Derek Lewis
Hodder Education 2001; US$ 32.38Studying German? Spending a year abroad in Germany? Or maybe going to work there? Then you'll need this handbook to contemporary Germany and the German language. Packed with essential information on politics, the economy and institutions, it covers the basics that are taken for granted by most Germans. Intended for readers without specialist knowledge in any of the subjects covered, this is an invaluable handbook for English-speaking students of German. Each chapter contains a German/English glossary giving guidance on the use of specialist terms in context. Covering German history, politics, the economy, education, the media and the state, the handbook provides a vast amount of information especially geared to student needs. more...
Bismarckby Jonathan Steinberg
Oxford University Press, USA 2011; US$ 24.95Otto von Bismarck transformed Europe more completely than anybody in the nineteenth century--except for Napoleon. He unified--and indeed, created--the country at the center of two world wars that would transform the world. This riveting biography illuminates the life of the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture. Jonathan Steinberg draws heavily on contemporary writings, allowing Bismarck's friends and foes to tell the story. What rises from these pages is a complex giant of a man: a hypochondriac with the constitution of an ox, a brutal tyrant who could easily shed tears, a convert to an extreme form of evangelical Protestantism who secularized schools and introduced civil... more...
Architecture of Oppressionby Paul B. Jaskot
Routledge 1999; US$ 63.95This book re-evaluates the architectural history of Nazi Germany and looks at the development of the forced-labour concentration camp system. more...
Fascist Ideologyby Aristotle Kallis
Routledge 2000; US$ 38.95A fascinating study of the expansionist visions of Hitler and Mussolini which enlightens our understanding of the dynamics and evolution of the fascist policies of Italy and Germany to the end of the Second World War. more...
Origins of the Second World War 1933-1939by Ruth Henig
Routledge 1985; US$ 22.95In this title, Ruth Henig analyzes the reasons as to why World War Two broke out, a very controversail historic topic. She considers the long-term factors that contributed to the war and a number of other key events that took place. more...
Resistance and Conformity in the Third Reichby Martyn Housden
Routledge 1996; US$ 39.95A thematically arranged text illustrating popular resistance to Nazism in Germany from 1930-1945, and the effect of Nazism on everyday life. Housden combines a lucid, synthesised analysis with a wide range of integrated source material. more...
Hitlerby Martyn Housden
Routledge 2000; US$ 39.95Hitler investigates what it was that motivated this national leader to achieve such monstrosities which still cast a shadow over Europe today. more...
Hitler and Nazismby Dick Geary
Routledge 2000; US$ 22.95This is an essential introduction to a notorius figure and crucial theme in modern history. The second edition also develops important new themes including race, genetics, class and the role of women. more...