The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Companion to Modern German Culture
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Eva Kolinsky
Edited by Wilfried van der Will
SeriesCambridge Companions to Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:392
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521560320
ClassificationsDewey:306.0943
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 4 Maps; 12 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 13 February 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Companion provides an authoritative account of modern German culture since the onset of industrialization, the rise of mass society and the nation state. Newly written and researched by experts in their respective fields, individual chapters trace developments in German culture--including national identity, class and race issues and the arts--from the nineteenth century to the present. There is a chronology and guide to further reading. Overall, the Companion offers an invaluable guide to the political and social processes that shaped modern Germany.

Reviews

"This book is informative, topically comprehensive, well researched, and clearly written. It may serve as a useful reference work to the modern German culture scene, or it may be adopted as a text book for a course in German Culture and Civilization... Charlotte M. Craig, Germanic Notes and Reviews