- Summary
- "A gripping and nuanced history of the German people from the Second World War to the present day, including hugely revealing new primary source material on every aspect of its transformation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Variant Title
- Germans, 1942-2022
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Trentmann, Frank, author.
- Published
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024
©2023
- Locale
- Germany
Germany (East)
- Edition
- First United States edition
- Contents
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Part 1. The German war and its legacies, 1942-60s
Parsifal at war: the troubled conscience
The wages of sin : from Stalingrad to the end
The murderers are among us : from guilt to amnesty
Making (some) amends : reparation and atonement
Part 2. One nation, two states, 1949-89
The house of democracy : liberal, within limits
A new socialist people : the many moralities of the GDR
Searching for Heimat, East and West
War and peace : the dilemma of arms
Strangers at home : the difficulties of difference
Part 3. After the Wall, 1989-2022
United and divided : the cost of freedom
In the wide world : Germany at its limits
Part 4. Trying to be good, 1950s to the present
Money matters : thrifty, wealthy and unequal
The circles of care : family, community and state
Mother nature : loving and trashing
Epilogue: What is Germany for?
List of archives.
- Notes
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"A Borzoi book."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. The German war and its legacies, 1942-60s -- Parsifal at war: the troubled conscience -- The wages of sin : from Stalingrad to the end -- The murderers are among us : from guilt to amnesty -- Making (some) amends : reparation and atonement -- Part 2. One nation, two states, 1949-89 -- The house of democracy : liberal, within limits -- A new socialist people : the many moralities of the GDR -- Searching for Heimat, East and West -- War and peace : the dilemma of arms -- Strangers at home : the difficulties of difference -- Part 3. After the Wall, 1989-2022 -- United and divided : the cost of freedom -- In the wide world : Germany at its limits -- Part 4. Trying to be good, 1950s to the present -- Money matters : thrifty, wealthy and unequal -- The circles of care : family, community and state -- Mother nature : loving and trashing -- Epilogue: What is Germany for? -- List of archives.
