Culture and Customs of Germany

Name: Culture and Customs of Germany
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ISBN: 9780313322037

ISBN-10: 0313322031

ISBN-13: 9780313322037

Edition: 2004

Authors: Eckhard Bernstein

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After more than a decade of reunification, it is time for a fresh update on the ever-important nation of Germany. Bernstein, a German native, judiciously surveys the German way of life in an historical context. The information on the former East Germany brings their integration and struggles into a well-rounded portrait. Highlights of the narrative chapters also include discussion of the immigrant population and its effects on the national image, little-known customs for students, the shifting roles of women, and, of course, the magnificent cultural achievements of Germans past and present. Students studying German and European History, as well as tourists and Europhiles, will find this the…

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List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/30/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

ECKHARD BERNSTEIN is Professor of German and Coordinator of the German Program at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts.



Series Foreword


Preface


Chronology



Geography, Population, Language



Modern German History: Ruptures and Continuities



Holidays, Customs, Leisure



Food, Wine, Beer, and Fashion



Women, Marriage, and Education



Religion



Literature



The Media and Cinema



Performing Arts: Theater, Music, Opera, Dance, and Cabaret



Painting



Architecture


Glossary


Bibliography


Index