Germany, an introduction. German poets and thinkers, scientists and engineers have brought great esteem to their country. For a long time, absolutist monarchs prevented the development of a democratic nation state, and then Hitler plunged Germany into war and inflicted untold suffering on millions of people in Europe. History has left deep traces. Those wishing to understand modern-day Germany would be well advised to also take a look at the past. Günther Nonnenmacher tells the history of a diverse country in 26 keywords starting with A for “Adenauer”, through “Federalism”, “Heidelberg”, “Luther”, “National Socialism”, “Versailles” and “Wirtschaftswunder/economic miracle”, to Z for “Zuwanderung/immigration”.
Günther Nonnenmacher
Dr. phil. habil. Günther Nonnenmacher was a member of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung’s politics desk from 1982 to 2014, 20 years he headed F.A.Z. as one of the editors.
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