Simon Winder
Autor(a) de Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern
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Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and… por Simon Winder
Years after reading Mr. Winders subsequent book, Danubia, I finally located a copy of Germania. Winder is a quirky person and this book is at times hilarious, at other times horrific and sometimes hateful about Germans. I coud not stop reading. Now I have to read the third book in this group, Lotharingia.
I can never seen to get to the end of World War I with these Central European history books. I had to return this one through ILL before I finished it, but I'm planning on getting a card at a local university library and will have to borrow it again.
This is an amazingly readable history of the Habsburgs and the world they created (sometimes quite by accident). "Habsburgs" does not sound like a promising topic for any book, but Winder is more interested in social and cultural history than military conflict and interpersonal drama. The book that results is part chatty history, part travelogue of his wanderings across Europe. Sometimes Winder's editorializing is a little much, but for the most part he's an entertaining narrator.
I can now say that European history makes some kind of sense to me—the rise of, for instance, the Swedish Empire now feels inevitable rather than mildly surprising.… (mais)
This is an amazingly readable history of the Habsburgs and the world they created (sometimes quite by accident). "Habsburgs" does not sound like a promising topic for any book, but Winder is more interested in social and cultural history than military conflict and interpersonal drama. The book that results is part chatty history, part travelogue of his wanderings across Europe. Sometimes Winder's editorializing is a little much, but for the most part he's an entertaining narrator.
I can now say that European history makes some kind of sense to me—the rise of, for instance, the Swedish Empire now feels inevitable rather than mildly surprising.… (mais)
A book about German history that doesn't take itself too seriously, and on the whole, focuses on the local and specific rather than any broad lines, reflecting the reality of German-speaking lands well up into the 19th century, drawing on the author's personal experiences and travelling.
Mr. Winder is a breezy writer, trending to the joky, but he does communicate. His work isreplete with put-downs and racial slurs, yet it conveys the confusing ground upon any student of Central Europe must try to find a footing. The maps are frequent, and of considerable value. The bibliography is of interest here, as he leaves a great many ways into deeper research indicated. So, enjoy this effort, but realise it will be more often found in epigraphs than footnotes.
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