Germany Bound
Germany Bound

Author: Carol A. Baumheckel

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-01-14

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 0557148634

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In 1975, when I was 17 years old, I was sent to live with a family in Germany as an exchange student. I had not asked for this "opportunity." Everyone filled my head with descriptions of the fascinating, exciting time awaiting me. When I arrived in Germany I felt abandoned, with a strict, older couple. I didn't understand these people nor did they understand me. In addition to having difficulty understanding the culture, I quickly discovered my acquired language skills were woefully inadequate. I took to smoking, drinking alcohol and reading books as an escape. I made friends as I attended the German High School, the School for Women of the Land and evening classes, German for Foreigners. Through my new friends I entered the provocative world of pubs and discotheques. I wrote home with overseas airmail in a time before e-mail and cell phones. It was a year of depression, homesickness, unhappiness and tears, an experience which brought me closer to God.

Germany
Germany

Author: Ann Byers

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2004-12-15

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9781404229105

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An overview of the history and culture of Germany and its people including the geography, myths, arts, daily life, education, industry, and government, with illustrations from primary source documents.

Defining Germany
Defining Germany

Author: Brian E. Vick

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780674009110

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He examines debates over fundamental issues that included citizenship qualifications, minority liguistic rights, Jewish emancipation, and territorial disputes, and offers valuable insights into nineteenth-century liberal opinion on the Jewish Question, language policy, and ideas of race."--BOOK JACKET.

Uniting Germany
Uniting Germany

Author: Pekka Kalevi Hamalainen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-18

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 1000011224

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This is an account of the dramatic events leading to the reunification of Germany. The author looks into the complex intertwining of popular action, national politics and international moves that culminated in the historic events of 1989. After providing a brief historical background, the author analyzes the sequence of events in East Germany, the interplay between East German discontent and Bonn's policies, and Chancellor Kohl's role in mobilizing domestic and international support for reunification. Paying special attention to the attitudes and actions of other powers, particularly Russia, the author provides a detailed look at the decisive negotiations with Gorbachev that cleared the way for German reunification. The book combines action on the streets with cabinet politics and the challenge of balancing domestic priorities with international concerns.

Germany For Dummies
Germany For Dummies

Author: Donald Olson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 483

ISBN-13: 0470531665

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From the Bavarian Alps to the Rhine, from Berlin to the Black Forest, Germany is packed with beer gardens, castles, art, culture, and a hopping nightlife. Take it all in with this handy guide to your perfect Teutonic adventure: Complete coverage of the big cities and small towns, from Berlin and Munich to the spa town of Baden-Baden The best castles and palaces, including the fairy-tale-style castles Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Suggestions for kid-friendly attractions, hotels, and restaurant The country's best wines and wine regions Like every For Dummies travel guide, Germany For Dummies, Third Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn?t miss?and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Lots of detailed maps

Outside the Box
Outside the Box

Author: Marc Levinson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0691227098

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The author offers a brief history of globalization through the stories of the people and companies that built global supply chains. The two spheres - the private sector and government - did not go global in tandem, and many developments in one sphere were far more impactful in the other than imagined at the time. The book narrates the development of global supply chains in response to trends in both, telling stories ranging from a Prussian-born trader in New Jersey in the 1760s who dreamed of building a vertically-integrated metals empire, to new megaships too big to call on most of the world's ports leaving half empty, as globalization entered a new stage in its history around 2006. Bringing the story up to the early 2020s, the author illustrates how we're not experiencing the end of globalization, only its transformation. As one type of globalization is declining, a new one is on the rise. --

The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt
The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt

Author: Jens Meierhenrich

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 873

ISBN-13: 0199916934

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The Oxford Handbook of Carl Schmitt collects thirty original chapters on the diverse oeuvre of one of the most controversial thinkers of the twentieth century. Uniquely located at the intersection of law, the social sciences, and the humanities, it brings together sophisticated yet accessible interpretations of Schmitt's sprawling thought and complicated biography.