Germany by Neil Macgregor
Over the years, a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? The author argues that for any European country, no coherent, over-arching narrative of Germany's history can be constructed, for in Germany both geography and history have always been unstable.
Neil MacGregor is our greatest cultural polymath.. an excellent book ... Anyone who wants to understand Germany should read this -- Antony Beevor * Observer *
His method is memory. His way in is through objects and people, places and buildings ... MacGregor knows unerringly which objects to select and which chapters of Germany's 'enrichingly and confusingly fragmented history' to bring to life through them ... This book is immaculately researched, timely and important -- Rebecca K Morrison * Independent *
This impassioned project will bear the scrutiny it invites ... Germany: Memories of a Nation is deeply felt, carefully conceived and an important addition to any consideration of the shape not only of modern Germany but of Europe as a whole * Economist *
Magnificently illustrated and superbly edited ... It's hard to imagine a method more successful than MacGregor's - the careful juxtaposition of singular objects with their surrounding history - for conveying the complexities of Germany's continuing journey away from its past -- Miranda Seymour * Telegraph *
MacGregor ... dips and weaves from one entity to another ... It is an enjoyable, switchback ride - we never know where we are going next -- Peter Watson * The Times *
His method is memory. His way in is through objects and people, places and buildings ... MacGregor knows unerringly which objects to select and which chapters of Germany's 'enrichingly and confusingly fragmented history' to bring to life through them ... This book is immaculately researched, timely and important -- Rebecca K Morrison * Independent *
This impassioned project will bear the scrutiny it invites ... Germany: Memories of a Nation is deeply felt, carefully conceived and an important addition to any consideration of the shape not only of modern Germany but of Europe as a whole * Economist *
Magnificently illustrated and superbly edited ... It's hard to imagine a method more successful than MacGregor's - the careful juxtaposition of singular objects with their surrounding history - for conveying the complexities of Germany's continuing journey away from its past -- Miranda Seymour * Telegraph *
MacGregor ... dips and weaves from one entity to another ... It is an enjoyable, switchback ride - we never know where we are going next -- Peter Watson * The Times *
Neil MacGregor was Director of the National Gallery, London from 1987 to 2002 and of the British Museum from 2002 to 2015, and Chair of the Steering Committee of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin from 2015 to 2018. His previous books include A History of the World in 100 Objects, Shakespeare's Restless World and Germany: Memories of a Nation, all available in Penguin and now between them translated into more than a dozen languages. In 2010, he was made a member of the Order of Merit, the UK's highest civil honour. In 2015 he was awarded the Goethe Medal and the German National Prize. In 2018 the radio series Living with the Gods received the Sandford Saint Martin Award for Religious Broadcasting.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241008331 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241008336 |
| Title | Germany |
| Author | Neil Macgregor |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-11-06 |
| Number of pages | 640 |
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