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James Hawes (1) (1960–)

Auteur van The Shortest History of Germany

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Werken van James Hawes

The Shortest History of Germany (2017) 373 exemplaren
Een witte slee met vleugels (1996) 216 exemplaren
Rancid Aluminium (1997) 138 exemplaren
The Shortest History of England (2020) 133 exemplaren
Speak for England (2005) 110 exemplaren
Dead Long Enough (2000) 58 exemplaren
White Powder, Green Light (2002) 38 exemplaren
Excavating Kafka (2008) 36 exemplaren
My Little Armalite (2008) 6 exemplaren

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Sparse smatterings of interesting facts intertwined with large sections of total hyperbole and bias. This is not a history book, rather an opinion piece on why Catholicism is the greatest thing to happen to Europe, whilst the 'barbaric' east Germans have always held it back. Perhaps if the author consistently took the same magnifying glass to the corruption and misgivings of West Germany, then perhaps the book would be slightly more rounded and balanced. There are some topics which display a total lack of understanding, and to be honest I struggled to read on past the misinformed part about Hegel. The conclusion also seemed off-kilter, is the author suggesting that East Germany be turned into an independent state just to save Europe? However, the author has excellent prose and can be funny at points, it's just a shame that this book reads more like a Dailymail-does-history opinion piece.… (meer)
 
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Blackzowen | 11 andere besprekingen | Oct 2, 2023 |
Nice to have a continuous history of England but it's clearly very abridged and misses a lot.
 
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cazmaestro | 6 andere besprekingen | Aug 12, 2023 |
Clearly written, easy to follow, enjoyable to read. My one complaint is that the maps were nearly illegible because the font was minuscule and only supposedly-different shades of grey were used.
 
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blueskygreentrees | 11 andere besprekingen | Jul 30, 2023 |
I found it quite strange which parts of history the author emphasized, and which parts he skipped. Apparently, the two world wars did not bear mentioning.
The author tries to paint a very pointed west-vs-east map of Germany. I'm sure he has a point, but it does not seem to be the whole truth.
This is particularly noticeable in his summary of the more recent events, which seem particularly single-sided.
Still, an entertaining little book.
 
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bastibe | 11 andere besprekingen | Apr 15, 2023 |

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Werken
12
Leden
1,211
Populariteit
#21,207
Waardering
½ 3.4
Besprekingen
33
ISBNs
99
Talen
12
Favoriet
3

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