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Apologies for cross posting. This is getting brilliant pre-publicity from Germany and might be of interestr to those of you close by. BLACKWELL'S BOOKSHOP 51 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BQ from 7 to 9pm on 28 April 2017 to celebrate the publication of James Hawes' THE SHORTEST HISTORY OF GERMANY ‘This is Germany as you’ve never known it: a bold thesis, an authoritative sweep and an exhilarating read. Agree or disagree, this is a must for anyone interested in how Germany has come to be the way it is today.’ KAREN LEEDER, Professor of Modern German Literature, University of Oxford The author will give an overview of the book, then there will be a chance to ask questions. Afterwards, please join us for a celebratory glass of wine. ABOUT THE BOOK The West is in full retreat. The Anglo-Saxon powers, great and small, withdraw from Europe while the continent itself appears hopelessly fractured. All eyes turn to the one polity, and the sole economy, which can possibly save the day: Germany. Yet this is the same land which, well within living memory, launched a genocidal war for total hegemony. Can Germany really have changed so utterly in a single generation? Yes, it can. But to understand this, we need to rediscover the real history of Germany – or rather, the history of the real Germany. FURTHER PRAISE... 'Certainly the most comprehensive and vivid history anyone could expect to find at that length... I don't know of a better short history of this great country.' PHILIP PULLMAN 'Brexit and Trump have given this sweeping story of Germany's struggles with its demons an urgent topicality. For as Hawes knows better than anyone, if there is a future for liberal democracy, it will be a German one' NICK COHEN --