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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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"A Traveller's History of Germany" offers a complete and authoritative history of a country of which much of its rich past and legacy of great culture has been forgotten after the traumas of the two world wars. There were Germans long before there was Germany. Germanic peoples lived for centuries in Western, Central and Eastern Europe with similar yet not identical languages and culture. Over time these developed into regional principalities and city states under the nominal rule of first the Roman Empire, then the Holy Roman Empire, and finally the Habsburg Empire. German unification did not come until 1871 under Bismarck. Germany became a world power, fuelled not only by industrialisation but also by a new ideology of nationalism, a power that took on the rest of the world twice in the twentieth century and lost. Since 1945 it has risen from the ashes to become a major force - of a more palatable kind - within Europe. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

Too detailed for a traveler
I expected this book to give a brief history of the larger cities in Germany.It turned out to be a history book with too much detail.I had planned to take the book with me to Germany for references, but gave it away instead.I would label this book "A brief history of Germany", too long for travelers.

LONG
A good, consise history of Germany, but can be a little daunting to read.Reads more like one of my lawschool textbooks than a history of a country.Oh well, it makes up for that in the level of detail.

Very Nice Comprehensive History
This is an excellent introductory German history for the newcomer, and a good review for the history student. The book wastes no pages. Even though the information on each subject is brief and to the point, this small paperback of roughly 325 pages seems to cover EVERYTHING from the earliest days to 2006. It assumes no previous study of German history, so you won't have to look up random surnames referencing people the author expects you to be familiar with. The book has a complete list of rulers from the Holy Roman Empire (beginning with Karl die Grosse) to the Democratic Republic, a chronology of major events, and maps for every major period (12 total). Based on my search for texts on German history in English, I can say that this small volume contains more information than can be found in the somewhat popular history by Hagen Schultze, which is also available on Amazon. If German history remotely interests you, this is where to begin.

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Thisintegrated approach, considering society, culture, politics, economics and history gives extensive coverage of the Nazi legacy and assesses the Federal Republic and its position in world affairs. Under the Map of Germany reveals that national territories are not tangible entities that can be clearly delimited, but are artificial constructs open to a wide range of interpretations. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Cultural Geography, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2007. The length of the article is 708 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Germany's Nature: Cultural Landscapes and Environmental History.(Book review)
Author: Michael G. Noll
Publication: Journal of Cultural Geography (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 24Issue: 2Page: 111(3)

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Chapters: Geography of Baden-Württemberg, Geography of Bavaria, Geography of Berlin, Geography of Brandenburg, Geography of Bremen, Geography of Hamburg, Geography of Hesse, Geography of Lower Saxony, Geography of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia, Geography of Rhineland-Palatinate, Geography of Saarland, Geography of Saxony, Geography of Saxony-Anhalt, Geography of Schleswig-Holstein, Geography of Thuringia, Elbe, North Frisian Islands, Franconia, Black Forest, Sylt, Ruhr, Oland, Weser, Rügen, Jasmund National Park, Fehmarn, Lusatia, Spree, Müritz National Park, Altmark, Havel, Old Salt Route, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, Harz National Park, Weser-Ems, Thuringian Forest, Heligoland, East Frisia, Stade, Lüneburg Heath, Vulkan Eifel, Rhine-Ruhr, West Hesse Highlands, East Hesse Highlands, Rhön Mountains, Upper Swabia, Gladenbach Uplands, Upper Lusatia, Amrum, Südheide Nature Park, Swabian Alb, Ammergau Alps, Föhr, Iller-Lech Plateau, Arnsberg Forest Nature Park, Frankfurt/rhine-Main, Vogtland, Danevirke, West Hesse Depression, Mundat Forest, Kellerwald, Elbe-Weser Triangle, Reinhardswald, Rettbergsaue, Little Switzerland, Rheinhessen, Süntel, High Fläming Nature Park, Palatinate Forest, Port of Hamburg, Externsteine, Bavarian Prealps, Fulda Gap, Mittelplate, South German Scarplands, Zittau Hills, Uckermark, Boroughs and Localities of Berlin, Speicherstadt, Middle Weser Region, Wasserkuppe, Hindenburgdamm, Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Alster, Saxon Highlands and Uplands, List of Waterbodies in Schleswig-Holstein, Bramwald, Rothaargebirge, Lower Lusatia, Ochtum, Cologne Lowland, Stargarder Land, Forest Swastika, Edersee, Hamburg Metropolitan Region, Amrum Lighthouse, Berlin Population Statistics, Nordstrand, Germany, Hallig, Osterholz Geest, Weser Depression, Landungsbrücken, North Palatine Uplands, Neuwerk, Gäu Plateaus, Wangerooge, Altes Land, Weper, Upper Palatinate Forest, Hainleite, Detmol...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=21091233 ... Read more

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Chapters: Oder-Neisse Line. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 189. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Oder-Neisse line (Polish: , German: ) is the border between Germany and Poland which was drawn in the aftermath of World War II. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin (German: Stettin) and winoujcie (Swinemünde). All pre-war German territory east of the line (23.8% of the former Weimar Republic lands, most of them from Prussia) was either awarded to Poland or the Soviet Union after the war, and the vast majority of its native German population was expelled by force. The line marked the border between the German Democratic Republic and Poland from 1950 to 1990. In 1990 newly reunited Germany and the Republic of Poland signed a treaty recognizing it as their border. Before World War II, Poland's western border with Germany had been fixed under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles of 1919. It partially ran along the historic borders of Greater Poland, but with certain adjustments that were intended to reasonably reflect the ethnic compositions of small areas beyond the traditional provincial borders. However, Pomerelia and Upper Silesia had been divided, leaving areas populated by a rural Slavic population (often Germanized) on the German side and some German, primarily urban populations on the Polish side. Moreover, the border left Germany divided into two portions by the Polish Corridor and the independent Free City of Danzig, which had a predominantly German urban population, but was split from Germany to help secure Poland's access to the Baltic Sea. It was the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who had first insisted that Poland's western frontier be extended to the Oder River at the Tehra...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24319289 ... Read more

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Chapters: Werra, Müritz National Park, Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, List of Canals in Germany, Hamburg Metropolitan Region, Altstadt, Moor Express, Standesamt Margonin, Vindelicia, Eastphalia, Lesum, Alter Botanischer Garten Marburg, Ith, Spreewald, Rhenish Massif, Salm-Reifferscheid-Krautheim, Lower Oder Valley National Park, Forstbotanischer Garten Köln, Usedoms Botanischer Garten Mellenthin, Southern Germany, Rennsteiggarten Oberhof, Bretzenheim, Farge, Botanischer Garten Der Universität Hohenheim, Wilhelma, Staatliche Baderverwaltung Badenweiler, Geeste, Runkel, Worringer Bruch, Botanischer Garten Duisburg-Hamborn, Wadden Sea National Parks, Botanischer Garten Universität Rostock, Schau- Und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof, Gewächshaus Für Tropische Nutzpflanzen, Europa-Rosarium, Neuer Botanischer Garten Der Universität Göttingen, Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal, Botanischer Garten Rombergpark, Akademischer Forstgarten Gießen, Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen International Nature Park, Botanischer Garten Der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Lippe, Forstbotanischer Garten Eberswalde, Margraviate of Landsberg, Salm-Reifferscheid-Hainsbach, Wetterstein, Palmengarten, Botanischer Garten Der Universität Osnabrück, Ökologisch-Botanischer Garten Der Universität Bayreuth, Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe, Botanischer Garten Der Universität Ulm, Arboretum Bad Grund, Windisch, Botanischer Garten Aachen, Forstbotanischer Garten in Hannoversch Münden, Altmühl, Botanischer Garten Erlangen, Botanischer Schulgarten Burg, Botanischer Garten Der Stadt Hof, Botanischer Garten Augsburg, Forstbotanischer Garten Tharandt, Botanic Garden of the Tu Braunschweig, German Bight, Botanischer Garten Der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Schaalsee, Botanischer Garten Krefeld, Rhineland Nature Park, Biosphäre Potsdam, Botanischer Erlebnisgarten Altenburg, Heilbronn-Franken, Botanischer Garten Der Universität Des Saarlandes, Bastei, Bremerhaven Airpor...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=8759429 ... Read more

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Originally published in 1988, this book provides a fascinating comparative review of research in urban historical geography in Britain and West Germany. It draws together a wide range of material on the history of urban development to explore the theoretical and methodological possibilities offered by comparative surveys of contrasting national and regional urban expenses. The chronological focus of the essays ranges in time from the medieval period onwards, and the contributors explore not only the specifically intellectual consequences of their empirical research, but also its policy implications for urban planners and conservationists. Serious extended comparative debate has hitherto been absent from the field of urban historical geography as a whole: this volume sought to reverse that trend, and in so doing to establish a fresh research agenda for an important and expanding discipline. ... Read more

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The Geographische Zeitschrift is an important forum for the ongoing theoretical and methodological debates in human geography. On the occasion of the IGU Congress 2004 in Glasgow, the editors have assembled a selection of articles which have appeared in the Geographische Zeitschrift in recent years. To make them available to a wider public they are now translated into English. In the selection of the contributions for this volume, the guiding principle was of variety as far as theoretical grounding, the objects of research and branches of human geography were concerned. Thus, it reflects the self-perception of the Geographische Zeitschrift and allows an insight into the ideas and innovative debates in German geography. Contents Eike W. Schamp: Editorial - Helmut Kluter: Space and Compatibility - Rolf Sternberg: Entrepreneurship research. The relevance of the region and tasks facing economic geography - Marc Boeckler: Culture, geography and the diacritical practice of Oriental entrepreneurs - Martina Neuburger: Smallholder vulnerability in degraded areas. The political ecology of pioneer frontier processes in Brazil. ... Read more

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Germany is a country in Central Europe, stretching from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Germany has the second largest population in Europe and is seventh largest in area. The territory of Germany covers 357,021 km2, consisting of 349,223 km2 of land and 7,798 km2 of water. Elevation ranges from the mountains of the Alps in the south to the shores of the North Sea in the northwest and the Baltic Sea in the northeast. Between lie the forested uplands of central Germany and the low-lying lands of northern Germany, traversed by some of Europe's major rivers such as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe. Because of its central location, Germany shares borders with nine European countries, more than any other except for Russia: Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the east, Austria and Switzerland in the south, France in the southwest and Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands in the west. German Unity Day is celebrated on October 3 every year. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Geographical Journal, published by Royal Geographical Society on July 1, 1996. The length of the article is 483 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The New Germany: A Human Geography.(Brief Article)
Author: Trevor Wild
Publication: The Geographical Journal (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1996
Publisher: Royal Geographical Society
Volume: v162Issue: n2Page: p224(2)

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This book describes the geography, history, people and customs of Germany. ... Read more

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Examines the land, people, and history of Germany and discusses its state of affairs and place in the world today. ... Read more