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A really good book that looks at post war Germany, with most emphasis on contemporary history. I thought it was well balanced and looked at various issues facing Germany and how they tackle them.
 
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thewestwing | 2 andere besprekingen | Aug 12, 2022 |
Excellent synopsis of essentially Germany since the Second World War. It’s correctly highlights the emotional maturity of a newlyformed nation and the struggles both economic, political, and societal that has had to deal with. The author is obviously a big German fan, but when one looks at his arguments you can understand why. If I had one complaint it would be that the narrator was slightly too fast and had a bucolic manner.
 
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aadyer | 2 andere besprekingen | Sep 14, 2021 |
First of all, they don’t. It’s a provocative title for a book, but ultimately a silly one — and it’s not what the book is really about. John Kampfner offers a wide-ranging view of Germany today (and by today, I really mean today: the book was updated earlier this year). When he makes the case that Germany does some things better, he means that in comparison to the UK. Kampfner is a critic of Brexit and Boris Johnson (and rightly so) and yes, Germany’s continued support for the European project is better than Britain’s withdrawal from it, and Angela Merkel is a far more serious political leader than Johnson. But on the rare occasion that he compares Germany to other European countries (e.g. the Nordic countries), it’s not always clear that Germany is doing anything better. And while Kampfner doesn’t ignore the rise of xenophobia, racism and even anti-Semitism in Germany today, I don’t think he places enough emphasis on it. Still, it’s a very well-written and informative book, but it would have served better by a different title.… (meer)
 
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ericlee | 2 andere besprekingen | Jul 24, 2021 |

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