Germania

Author : Simon Winder
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1429945419

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Germania by Simon Winder Pdf

A UNIQUE EXPLORATION OF GERMAN CULTURE, FROM SAUSAGE ADVERTISEMENTS TO WAGNER Sitting on a bench at a communal table in a restaurant in Regensburg, his plate loaded with disturbing amounts of bratwurst and sauerkraut made golden by candlelight shining through a massive glass of beer, Simon Winder was happily swinging his legs when a couple from Rottweil politely but awkwardly asked: "So: why are you here?" This book is an attempt to answer that question. Why spend time wandering around a country that remains a sort of dead zone for many foreigners, surrounded as it is by a force field of historical, linguistic, climatic, and gastronomic barriers? Winder's book is propelled by a wish to reclaim the brilliant, chaotic, endlessly varied German civilization that the Nazis buried and ruined, and that, since 1945, so many Germans have worked to rebuild. Germania is a very funny book on serious topics—how we are misled by history, how we twist history, and how sometimes it is best to know no history at all. It is a book full of curiosities: odd food, castles, mad princes, fairy tales, and horse-mating videos. It is about the limits of language, the meaning of culture, and the pleasure of townscape.

Author : Christopher B. Krebs
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393062960

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A Most Dangerous Book: Tacitus's Germania from the Roman Empire to the Third Reich by Christopher B. Krebs Pdf

“A model of popular intellectual history. . . . In every way, ?A Most Dangerous Book is a most brilliant achievement.”—Washington Post When the Roman historian Tacitus wrote the Germania, a none-too-flattering little book about the ancient Germans, he could not have foreseen that centuries later the Nazis would extol it as “a bible” and vow to resurrect Germany on its grounds. But the Germania inspired—and polarized—readers long before the rise of the Third Reich. In this elegant and captivating history, Christopher B. Krebs, a professor of classics at Harvard University, traces the wide-ranging influence of the Germania, revealing how an ancient text rose to take its place among the most dangerous books in the world.

Author : Harald Gilbers
Publisher : Thomas Dunne Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250246943

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Germania by Harald Gilbers Pdf

From international bestselling author Harald Gilbers comes the heart-pounding story of Jewish detective Richard Oppenheimer as he hunts for a serial killer through war-torn Nazi Berlin in Germania. Berlin 1944: a serial killer stalks the bombed-out capital of the Reich, preying on women and laying their mutilated bodies in front of war memorials. All of the victims are linked to the Nazi party. But according to one eyewitness account, the perpetrator is not an opponent of Hitler's regime, but rather a loyal Nazi. Jewish detective Richard Oppenheimer, once a successful investigator for the Berlin police, is reactivated by the Gestapo and forced onto the case. Oppenheimer is not just concerned with catching the killer and helping others survive, but also his own survival. Worst of all, solving this case is what will certainly put him in the most jeopardy. With no other choice but to futher his investigation, he feverishly searches for answers, and a way out of this dangerous game.

Author : Brendan McNally
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781416559221

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Germania by Brendan McNally Pdf

In their youth, Manni and Franzi, together with their brothers, Ziggy and Sebastian, captured Germany's collective imagination as the Flying Magical Loerber Brothers -- one of the most popular vaudeville acts of the old Weimar days. The ensuing years have, however, found the Jewish brothers estranged and ensconced in various occupations as the war is drawing near its end and a German surrender is imminent. Manni is traveling through the Ruhr Valley with Albert Speer, who is intent on subverting Hitler's apocalyptic plan to destroy the German industrial heartland before the Allies arrive; Franzi has become inextricably attached to Heinrich Himmler's entourage as astrologer and masseur; and Ziggy and Sebastian have each been employed in pursuits that threaten to compromise irrevocably their own safety and ideologies. Now, with the Russian noose tightening around Berlin and the remnants of the Nazi government fleeing north to Flensburg, the Loerber brothers are unexpectedly reunited. As Himmler and Speer vie to become the next Führer, deluded into believing they can strike a bargain with Eisenhower and escape their criminal fates, the Loerbers must employ all their talents -- and whatever magic they possess -- to rescue themselves and one another. Deftly written and darkly funny, Germania is an astounding adventure tale -- with subplots involving a hidden cache of Nazi gold, Hitler's miracle U-boats, and Speer's secret plan to live out his days hunting walrus in Greenland -- and a remarkably imaginative novel from a gifted new writing talent.

Author : Simon Winder
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780330520867

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Germania by Simon Winder Pdf

The Sunday Times Bestseller 'Entertaining and informative . . . Delightful' Independent There are many reasons to be fascinated by Germany: forests, architecture and fairy tales, not to mention its history and inhabitants’ penchant for very peculiar food. Our distant and often maligned cousin, this is a place in which innumerable strange characters have held power, in which a chaotic jigsaw of borders have moved about seemingly at random, and which at the dark heart of the 20th century fell into the hands of truly terrible forces. And now Simon Winder is here to tell us everything else there is to know about this mesmerizing, tortured and endlessly fascinating country. Germania is also a personal guide to the Germany that Simon Winder loves. In this startlingly vibrant account, Winder describes Germany’s past afresh, starting with the shaggy world of the ancient forests, all the way up to the present day – and in doing so, he sees and begins to understand a country much like our own: Protestant, aggressive and committed to betterment. Joining Danubia and Lotharingia in Winder’s endlessly fascinating retelling of European history, Germania is a brilliant, vivid and enthusiastic insight to the hidden wonders of Germany

Author : A. J. Woodman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139828208

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The Cambridge Companion to Tacitus by A. J. Woodman Pdf

Tacitus is universally recognised as ancient Rome's greatest writer of history, and his account of the Roman Empire in the first century AD has been fundamental in shaping the modern perception of Rome and its emperors. This Companion provides a new, up-to-date and authoritative assessment of his work and influence which will be invaluable for students and non-specialists as well as of interest to established scholars in the field. First situating Tacitus within the tradition of Roman historical writing and his own contemporary society, it goes on to analyse each of his individual works and then discuss key topics such as his distinctive authorial voice and his views of history and freedom. It ends by tracing Tacitus' reception, beginning with the transition from manuscript to printed editions, describing his influence on political thought in early modern Europe, and concluding with his significance in the twentieth century.

Author : Cornelius Tacitus,Henry Clark Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Rome
ISBN : PSU:000006509309

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The Agricola and Germania of Cornelius Tacitus by Cornelius Tacitus,Henry Clark Johnson Pdf

Author : Tacitus
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066317195

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The Origin and Situation of the Germans by Tacitus Pdf

This incredible history was written by the Roman historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus around 98 AD. It is a well-written historical and ethnographic work on the Germanic tribes outside the Roman Empire. The writer brilliantly describes the Germanic people's lands, laws, and customs. In addition, it tells about individuals, beginning with those living closest to Roman lands and ending on the shores of the Baltic.

Author : Theo Vennemann gen. Nierfeld
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 763 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110301090

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Germania Semitica by Theo Vennemann gen. Nierfeld Pdf

Germania Semitica explores prehistoric language contact in general, and attempts to identify the languages involved in shaping Germanic in particular. The book deals with a topic outside the scope of other disciplines concerned with prehistory, such as archaeology and genetics, drawing its conclusions from the linguistic evidence alone, relying on language typology and areal probability. The data for reconstruction comes from Germanic syntax, phonology, etymology, religious loan names, and the writing system, more precisely from word order, syntactic constructions, word formation, irregularities in phonological form, lexical peculiarities, and the structure and rules of the Germanic runic alphabet. It is demonstrated that common descent is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for reconstruction. Instead, lexical and structural parallels between Germanic and Semitic languages are explored and interpreted in the framework of modern language contact theory.

Author : Cornelius Tacitus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Germany
ISBN : PRNC:32101059187151

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Germania ... by Cornelius Tacitus Pdf

Author : Noel Iverson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1967-02-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816657933

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Germania, USA by Noel Iverson Pdf

Germania, USA was first published in 1967. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. An unusual community in southern Minnesota, New Ulm, a town of about 12,000 inhabitants, is the subject of this sociological study. New Ulm was founded in 1856 by a group of German immigrants who came to the United States as refugees from the revolution of 1848 in Germany. They were members of the Turnverein, a society of liberal thinkers who were a political minority in Germany. In founding New Ulm they established a "utopian" ethnic community, became the town's status elite, and for a long time monopolized its economic, political, and cultural life. Professor Iverson analyzes four aspects of sociological change in the community—class, status, power, and assimilation. Each aspect is viewed according to the differences found between two generations of the upper status group, the Turners, and two corresponding generations of non-Turners. In addition to its substantive contribution to our knowledge of ethnic settlements, the study demonstrates a gain in methodological precision over many earlier studies of ethnic communities. Its chief methodological innovation is in the use of scales to verify and measure the changing structure of class, status, and power, and to gauge the extent of assimilation. The book is of interest not only to sociologists, especially those concerned with the study of community change, but also to political scientists interested in the study of community power structures. Also, the methodology will be instructive to those interested in the design of community studies.

Author : Cornelius Tacitus,Alferd J. Church,W. J. Brodribb
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385441866

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The Germania of Tacitus. With a Revised Text, English Notes, and Map by Cornelius Tacitus,Alferd J. Church,W. J. Brodribb Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Author : Cornelius Tacitus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : SRLF:A0000260935

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Germania, Agricola, and first book of the Annals by Cornelius Tacitus Pdf

Author : Cornelius Tacitus,Wilhelm Bötticher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Germanic peoples
ISBN : UIUC:30112072859371

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The Germania and Agricola by Cornelius Tacitus,Wilhelm Bötticher Pdf

Author : Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600096020

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The Germania and Agricola of Tacitus, with Notes by ... P. Frost by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Pdf