A Concise History of Germany

What constitutes an 'introduction' is a fairly subjective issue: I see people below who found this book too detailed; for me, who had read a bit on XIXth and XXth century European history, but never picked up an actual history of Germany, this was a perfect fit. Fullbrook covers a broad range, start......more

Dado a proposta de apresentar uma overview da história alemã, seria um pouco injusto dizer que esse livro passa muito rápido por períodos históricos marcados por grande complexidade. De todo modo, o leitor interessado vai se debater com curiosidades e questionamentos que só poderão ser endereçados e......more

I don't really feel the need to review this book, since Fulbrook essentially does so for us in the Preface. She writes: "A book such as this is infinitely easier to criticise than to write... A brief history of such a large topic can make no attempt at comprehensiveness. At best it can provide an in......more

Alman tarihine yönelik zihnimdeki boşlukları doldurması açısından (ki kendisinden beklediğim de tam olarak buydu) güzel bir okuma oldu. Konuya aşina olmayanlar içinse geniş bir perspektif sunan, kaliteli bir "brief history" çalışması. Ara ara İngilizcesiyle karşılaştırarak okuduğum için de (Play Boo......more

Disappointing, although brief. The writing is shockingly poor for an academic and for a book published by a big house. Worse yet, the author mentions many big names, major leaders for the last few hundred years but speaks little about the people of Germany, how they lived and what the history she sp......more