A Short History of Germany


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(4 étoiles; 15 critiques)

Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created under the guise of peace, the reader is transported to the years before a cohesive group of city-states that became Germany. She shows us how the power of the Catholic Church stoked the fires of revolution, and caused the great schism between the Catholic people and the newly forming Protestant sects. The book begins by discussing the origins of the Aryan race (framed as describing people of Indo-European heritage as a racial grouping, or distinctive race/sub-race of the Caucasians) and ends around 1871 when Germany was united after defeating Napoleon.
(3 hr 38 min)

Chapitres

Preface 1:28 Lu par VioletBleu
Indo-European Migrations—Divisions of the Aryan Family into European Races—The … 6:54 Lu par VioletBleu
Hermann—Defeat of Varus—Characteristics of the Ancient Germans 5:46 Lu par VioletBleu
Social Conditions—Form of Government—The Goth in Rome—A Gothic Kingdom in Spain… 8:31 Lu par VioletBleu
Ulfilas—The Hunnish Invasion—The Roman Empire Perishing—Its Conversion—An Easte… 10:12 Lu par VioletBleu
Early Conditions—Hungarian Invasions—Creation of Burgs—Knighthood—Pope and Empe… 13:27 Lu par VioletBleu
Source of Weakness in the Empire—The Great Interregnum—The Nibelungen Lied—The … 6:25 Lu par VioletBleu
Conditions—First Hapsburg and First Hohenzollern—Swiss Freedom—Intellectual Awa… 9:59 Lu par VioletBleu
General European Conditions—Centralizing Tendencies at Work—Maximilian I.—A New… 7:48 Lu par VioletBleu
Triple Game between Francis I., Henry VIII., and Charles IV.—Leo X.—Luther—The … 18:41 Lu par VioletBleu
A Protestant Germany—A Divided Protestantism—True Meaning of the Struggle—Unfru… 16:05 Lu par VioletBleu
Romano-Germanic Empire Perishing—European Conditions—Louis XIV.—Decay of Nation… 14:59 Lu par VioletBleu
Frederick the Great—His Childhood—Von Katte's Execution—Frederick at Potsdam—Fr… 17:00 Lu par VioletBleu
War over American Boundary between England and France—Maria Theresa Joins Franc… 8:21 Lu par VioletBleu
Marie Antoinette Married to the French Dauphin Louis—Unsuspected Conditions—Jos… 9:27 Lu par VioletBleu
The Beginnings of the Storm—The United States of America and France—The Thought… 11:29 Lu par VioletBleu
Napoleon Emperor of the French—Third Coalition—Prussian Neutrality—The Rheinbun… 8:13 Lu par VioletBleu
Revolt of Bavarian Peasants—The "League of Virtue"—Invasion of Russia—Burning o… 10:24 Lu par VioletBleu
Reconstruction—The Act of Union—Sentiment of the People—Concessions—Francis II.… 12:45 Lu par VioletBleu
King William and Bismarck—Schleswig-Holstein—Proposed Division—War against Aust… 10:14 Lu par VioletBleu
Napoleon III. Plans the Overthrow of Prussian Dominion—Vacant Throne in Spain—A… 10:05 Lu par VioletBleu

Critiques

Lots of Aryan References


(2.5 étoiles)

Historybfrom ma time when genetics was considered a factor in the development of men's (no women discussed) selves, traits, and country values. I didn't finish it, fount it not that interesting, and know a lot of historical data has changed interpretation s. Apologies for misspelled words or awkward sentences, unable to see test in this box on my Android.