1st Edition

Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture

Edited By John Sandford Copyright 1999
728 Pages
by Routledge

728 Pages
by Routledge

728 Pages
by Routledge

With more than 1,100 entries written by an international group of over 150 contributors, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture brings together myriad strands of social, political and cultural life in the post-1945 German-speaking world. With a unique structure and format, an inclusive treatment of the concept of culture, and coverage of East, West and post-unification Germany, as... Read more
Bayreuth Festival.  Brandt, Willy.  Constitution.  Die Welt.  Environmentalism.  Folk Music.  Frankfurt Book Fair.  German Language in Austria.  Graf, Steffi.  Grass, Günter.  Heimat.  Journalism.  Karajan, Herbert von.  Krautrock.  Liechtenstein.  Luxembourg.  Meinhof, Ulrike.  Mercedes-Benz.  Oktoberfest.  Popper, Karl.  Pollution.  Skinheads.  Unification.  Volk.  Waldheim, Kurt.  Wine

Biography

John Sandford

'Sandford's exciting new publication provides considerably broader coverage than traditional German reference works. Its articles consist of a judicios mix of biographical and topical entries ... the entries themselves are well written and authoritative ... long and impressive list of contributors contains many well-known names in contemporary German studies. An excellent source for any library.' - Choice

'It deserves a place on the shelves of all public and academic libraries' - Library Journal