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Germany: The Long Road West: Volume 2: 1933-1990 1st Edition

by H.A. Winkler (Author), Alexander Sager (Author)
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Vivid, succinct, and highly accessible, Heinrich Winkler's magisterial history of modern Germany, offers the history of a nation and its people through two turbulent centuries. It is the story of a country that, while always culturally identified with the West, long resisted the political trajectories of its neighbours.

This second and final volume begins at the point of the collapse of the first German democracy, and ends with the joining of East and West Germany in the reunification of 1990. Winkler offers a brilliant synthesis of complex events and illuminates them with fresh insights. He analyses the decisions that shaped the country's triumphs and catastrophes, interweaving high politics with telling vignettes about the German people and their own self-perception.

The two volumes of Germany: The Long Road West, exploring the history of the German lands from the final days of the Holy Roman Empire to the very first of a reunified state in the late twentieth century, will be welcomed by scholars, students, and anyone wishing to understand a most complex and contradictory past.
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    0199265984
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    978-0199265985
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  5. Publication date
    December 7, 2007
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.28 x 1.78 x 6.48 inches
  8. Print length
    698 pages
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"Heinrich Winkler's seminal Germany: The Long Road West, 1789-1933 is destined to become a must-have for both scholars and students of German history...Winkler's excellent approach...makes this book a masterpiece of historical research."--Sandra Barkhof, History

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Vivid, succint, and highly accessible, this first volume of Heinrich Winkler's magisterial history of modern Germany takes us from the final days of the Holy Roman Empire to the downfall of the Weimar Republic in 1933.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (December 7, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 698 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199265984
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199265985
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.59 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.28 x 1.78 x 6.48 inches
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Toni Wan Knobi
5.0 out of 5 stars complete history of Germany for that time span
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2009
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August Winkler is one of the most renown historians of Germany in our time. The book definitely reflects that and is extremely detailed though perhaps a bit dry, but it will be hard to find a more complete history of Germany for that time span, believe me I have tried, in English and in German
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Donald J. Krueger
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read of history
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2015
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Excellent read of history. This takes all of the info and places it into and understandable presntation of make history Fun again.
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Miguel R. Roth
3.0 out of 5 stars Frustrated by the purchase, not the book.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018
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Sorry, I don't know if I love or hate it. I bought Volumes 1 and 2 but only got V. 2. Leafing through it it seems formidable, serious and thoroughly researched, but I didn't get very far. I have to admit that the seller reimbursed me for the full amount, in other words, V. 2 came free, though I offered to pay for it. 5-stars to the seller.
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Rodolfo Molina
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2015
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H. Schneider
4.0 out of 5 stars Westward Ho!
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2016
(Please note: my review covers the two volumes of this book together.)
A grand contemplation of German history over the last 200 years, focusing on the influence of ideologies and power struggles. The 2 volumes cover the period from the end of the First Reich to the Fall of the Wall.
The title indicates the narrative thread of the tale: it took Germany a long time to join the West. What does Winkler mean by 'West'? The first attempt at a definition comes with the chapter that covers World War 1: the 'West' is defined by liberalism, individualism, democracy, and general human rights.
In contrast, war hungry public voices in Germany 1914 had put forward these 'German values' : duty, order, justice, strong state, and 'Volksgemeinschaft', which means something like 'community of the people'. The logical terminological predecessor of national socialism.

German nationalism was born after the shut down of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation by Napoleon the conqueror. That made Napoleon the father of German nationalism. Irony of history.
The idea of a united Germany grew in defense against the French invader. However, Germany remained disunited until 1871. Germany was 'balkanized' in over 25 separate kingdoms, dukedoms etc., with Austria and Prussia the strongest individual units.

Unification happened under the Prussians Wilhelm I and Bismarck: a smaller Germany, without Austria, ruled by the 'Protestant Emperor'. The Bismarck years until 1890 saw the 'Cultural Struggle' against Catholicism and Social Democrats, and the beginnings of the welfare state as a conservative invention undermining the labor movement.
With the rule of Wilhelm II, Germany became more aggressive in the international sphere. The will to war was strong. Winkler allocates the main blame for WW1 to Germany, but not the whole blame.

The result of WW1 and Versailles was the doomed Weimar Republic, which was heavily burdened with blame and with external and internal problems. It lasted only 14 years, and was succeeded by the even shorter 1000 year empire, the third Reich. Germany was light years away from 'the West'. With hindsight, I find it incredible how so much could happen in such a short time span. The whole Third Reich lasted only 12 years. One of its temporary adjustments was the creation of 'Great Germany', including Austria, finally. Well, not for good, for sure.

The separation of the 'Western Zones' from the Soviet Zone at the foundation of the Bundesrepublik opened them for integration in the West, under Adenauer. Overcoming the German divide started under Brandt, when West Germany had proved itself as a stable and successful democracy. From here on, the book is like a refresher course for me. I remember events from daily life. One difference: Winkler had access to archives that disclose some surprising background stories, mostly related to espionage and corruption.

While the book treats important subjects, it's style is not as lucid as one might wish. One might call it professorial. Germany has no tradition of accessible and serious non-fiction writing. Particularly quirky: several times Winkler quotes his own words by using his name, as if he were his own Doppelgänger. Weird.

Target audience: not for beginners. Knowledge of essentials is often taken for granted, terms are often not defined. Problem: the book is too short for its subject. Only 1200 pages. That won't do.
An example for the lack of definitions: political parties are variously called 'liberal', 'national', 'conservative', etc. These words have a modern meaning, which doesn't often seem to match the meaning under the conditions of the changing times.
What is 'liberalism'? Winkler's abstinence from definitions makes a confusion out of his political analysis of the German revolution of 1848 and the years before and after the 1871 unification. Political terms remain cloudy and the motivation of actors in the struggles is not generally clear.
Logically, this particular problem goes away when we move toward the 20th century. In consequence, the second volume is much stronger and more readable than the first.

The book is 15 years old now and doesn't cover the present conundrums. There is now much debate going on about Germany's allegiances: still western or neutral? Equidistant to USA and Russia? The author has clear preferences for the west.
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Ali
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best book about German History
Reviewed in Germany on November 20, 2013
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The book is written is scholarly manner but sometimes a bit dry to read. Having said that, it is highly recommended for comprehensive history about Germany.
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