The Course of German History by Ajp Taylor
Composed in his famously witty style, yet succinct to the point of sharpness, this is one of A.J.P. Taylor's best-known books, and is a notoriously idiosyncratic work written during the last days of the Second World War.-
Gender Trouble
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History of Western Philosophy
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Modern Man in Search of a Soul
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Being and Nothingness
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A Secure Base
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Madness and Civilization
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Why I am not a Christian
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The Road to Serfdom
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Playing and Reality
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The Undiscovered Self
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The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds
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The Sovereignty of Good
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Distinction
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The Order of Things
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Archaeology of Knowledge
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The Culture Industry
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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One-Dimensional Man
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There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack
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Gravity and Grace
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The Fear of Freedom
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Writing and Difference
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The Conquest of Happiness
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In Praise of Idleness
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Purity and Danger
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Wholeness and the Implicate Order
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Four Archetypes
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Dreams
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Bodies That Matter
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The Birth of the Clinic
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Lines
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The Language and Thought of the Child
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Folk Devils and Moral Panics
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How the Irish Became White
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Understanding Media
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The Open Society and Its Enemies
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A Short History of Modern Philosophy
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The Moral Law
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The World of Perception
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Psychological Types
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The Sane Society
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A Short History of Ethics
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King Solomon's Ring
'Mr Taylor, by cutting down to a minimum the ballast of dates and names that so often encumbers historical writing, and concentrating on the fundamental trends and events, has achieved both brevity and lucidity' -The Observer
'Mr Taylor, by cutting down to a minimum the ballast of dates and names that so often encumbers historical writing, and concentrating on the fundamental trends and events, has achieved both brevity and lucidity.'
'He is not only a brilliant but a profound historian.'
'The profound is mixed with the wisecrack. It has the shortcomings of its virtues. It will shock the scholarly reader but it must challenge him too.'
'The Course of German History is vivid, exciting, openly partisan.'
'His first best-seller, - The Course of German History was written in a "journalistic" rather than academic style and remains extremely readable.'
'Taylor's work is a model of stylish, scintillating compression.' - The Atlantic Monthly
'A lively, if polemical, short history written by one of the twentieth century's greatest historians.'
'Too much brilliancy is hurtful in intercourse with ideas, as too much wit is in intercourse with men; a dazzling formulation is apt to interfere with the precise presentation of a subject or thesis. Still, in spite of such shortcomings, the book should prove of high value in the study of the German problem.'
A.J.P. Taylor (1906-90). British political and diplomatic historian, and noted journalist. He was the author of numerous bestselling works, including Bismarck, English History 1914-1945, The Origins of the Second World War and The War Lords.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415254052 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415254051 |
| Title | The Course of German History |
| Author | Ajp Taylor |
| Series | Routledge Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-05-18 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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