In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany ceased to be. For over forty years, from the ruin of the Second World War to the cusp of a new millennium, the German Democratic Republic presented a radically different Germany than what had come before and what exists today. Socialist solidarity, secret police, central planning, barbed wire: this was a G...(展开全部)

In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany ceased to be. For over forty years, from the ruin of the Second World War to the cusp of a new millennium, the German Democratic Republic presented a radically different Germany than what had come before and what exists today. Socialist solidarity, secret police, central planning, barbed wire: this was a G...(展开全部)

'Utterly brilliant . . . Authoritative, lively and profoundly human, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand post-World War II Europe' Julia Boyd 'One of the best young historians writing in English today. . . Well-researched, well-written and profoundly insightful, Beyond the Wall explodes many of the lazy Western cliches about East Germany' Andrew Roberts In ...(展开全部)

'Utterly brilliant . . . Authoritative, lively and profoundly human, it is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand post-World War II Europe' Julia Boyd 'One of the best young historians writing in English today. . . Well-researched, well-written and profoundly insightful, Beyond the Wall explodes many of the lazy Western cliches about East Germany' Andrew Roberts In ...(展开全部)

This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinary multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Bestselling narrative of the complex history of the ancient Near East Addresses political, social, and cultural developments Contains in-depth discussion of key texts and sources, including the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh Includes numerous maps, illustrat...(展开全部)

This book presents a clear, concise history of the extraordinary multicultural civilizations of the ancient Near East. Bestselling narrative of the complex history of the ancient Near East Addresses political, social, and cultural developments Contains in-depth discussion of key texts and sources, including the Bible and the Epic of Gilgamesh Includes numerous maps, illustrat...(展开全部)

【英】詹姆斯•霍斯（James Hawes） 英国小说家、历史学家。 出生于1960年。在牛津大学赫特福德学院学习德语，毕业后在威尔士短暂研习戏剧，而后前往西班牙任英语老师。 1987至1989年，在伦敦大学学院攻读博士学位，研究方向是尼采和德国文学。其后在梅努斯大学、谢菲尔德大学和斯旺西大学担任德语讲师。目前负责布鲁克斯大学创意写作课程。 霍斯出版了6部小说，其中两本被改编为电影剧本。《为英格兰辩护》预言了英国脱欧事件，传记作品《卡夫卡考》引起巨大轰动。《英国佬与德国佬》从全新角度审视19世纪后期英国和德国的关系。 新作《德国极简史》广受好评，一度位列《星期日泰晤士报》大众平装书榜榜单第二名。《经济学家》称之为“必读书”，水石书店将其列为全英月度非虚构类好书。 ------------------- 译者： 舒云亮 浙江宁波人，1982年毕业于...(展开全部)

“Riveting…An elegantly composed study, important and even timely” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) history of the Third Reich—how Adolf Hitler and a core group of Nazis rose from obscurity to power and plunged the world into World War II. In “the new definitive volume on the subject” (Houston Press), Thomas Childers shows how the young Hitler became passionately political and a...(展开全部)

【著者简介】 托马斯•奇尔德斯曾是宾夕法尼亚大学“谢尔登和露西·哈克尼”历史学教授。他撰写或编辑过数部关于德国现代史和第二次世界大战的著作。他获得过很多科研基金和奖项，包括富布莱特奖金、亚历山大•冯•洪堡基金会研究基金和哈佛大学的西欧研究基金。除了在宾夕法尼亚大学授课，奇尔德斯还是剑桥大学三一学院、史密斯学院和斯沃斯莫尔学院的访问教授，他还在伦敦、牛津、柏林、慕尼黑等地和美国和欧洲的多所大学举办过讲座。 【译者简介】 杨楠，英语全职自由译者，有十年图书翻译经历，热爱图书翻译工作，擅长翻译音乐和历史题材著作。译有《大西庇阿：胜过拿破仑》《1914：世界终结之年》《1913：一战前的世界》等，合译有《肖邦传：一个波兰人和他伟大的音乐》等。

“Riveting…An elegantly composed study, important and even timely” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) history of the Third Reich—how Adolf Hitler and a core group of Nazis rose from obscurity to power and plunged the world into World War II. In “the new definitive volume on the subject” (Houston Press), Thomas Childers shows how the young Hitler became passionately political and a...(展开全部)