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Anthropology Texts for TeachingKONRAD ADENAUER Vol.I
From the German Empire to the Federal Republic, 1876-1952
Hans-Peter Schwarz
Translated by Louise Willmot
| 760 pages, 12 half-tones, archive sources, publ. sources, select bibliog., index ISBN 978-1-57181-870-6 Hb $90.00/£50.00 Published ( 1995) Buy now and get 15% off listed price |
"This biography is in the finest tradition of German historical research. The interpretation of every incident by different witnesses and commentators is put under the microscope; yet the text is never clogged, and the translation reads as if the original were written in English." · Noel Annan, The Spectator
"Not only German historians, but also anyone interested in twentieth-century history, politics, and biography will be delighted with this skillful translation of the first volume of [this] masterly and massive biography ... A handsome, high-quality volume." · Choice
"... a masterly work ... that belongs to the best which has been written about the postwar era ... The wealth of new sources - written as well as oral - is amazing." · Süddeutsche Zeitung
"Both the inherent interest of the life story being told and the impressive material researched lend this book scholarly weight. Using Adenauer's long life and varied career as a lens through which to examine the history of Germany, especially the postwar Federal Republic, Schwarz' biography was something of a literary sensation after its publication in Germany. This translation, which represents the first full-scale scholarly biography of Adenauer in English, should be welcomed by all interested in contemporary Germany and European history… This translation is to be welcomed for making an important scholarly work accessible to a broader audience, and it deserves a wider reading." · Central European History (2000)
Related Link: See also: Volume II