Germany : memories of a nation / Neil MacGregor.

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  • Author(s): MacGregor, Neil, 1946-
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
  • Publication Date:
    2015
  • Physical Description:
    xli, 606 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Bibliographies; Non-fiction
  • Subject Terms:
    Germany -- History; Germany -- Civilization
  • Availability: 8 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Germany is unlike any other country in the world. But how much do we really know about it, and how do its people understand themselves? In Germany: Memories of a Nation, Neil MacGregor -- director of the British Museum and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects -- presents the stories of a nation through a collection of thirty objects and touchstones. From coins and crowns to fairy tales and philosophers, MacGregor presents the inventions, ideas, and icons that comprise the many identities of the German people. Germany: Memories of a Nation is a view of this complex and fascinating country like no other"-- Provided by publisher.
    • Notes:
      "By arrangement with the BBC and the British Museum"--Title-page verso.
      "Originally published in Great Britain by Allan Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, London, in 2014"--Title-page verso.
      Includes bibliographical references (pages [567]-572) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781101875667
      1101875666
    • Accession Number:
      2014048396
    • Accession Number:
      903634453
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.974020