Keeping Up with the Germans: A History of Anglo-German Encounters
- 作者
- 出版社 Faber & Faber
- 出版时间 2013年2月
- ISBN 9780571240197
- 定价 103.60
内容简介
In1996,inthemiddleofwatchinganill-temperedfootballmatchbetweenEnglandandGermany,PhilipOltermann'sparentstellhimthattheyaregoingtoleavetheirhomecityHamburgbehindandmovetoLondon.Anumberofworryingquestionsarise.HowwouldEnglishschoolboystaketoalanky16-year-oldGerman?Howdidtheythinkanddothingsdifferently?WhatwasthesecretofthefamedBritishhumour?AndweretherevaluesthatEnglishandGermanpeopleshared?Insearchofanswers,Oltermanninterweavesmemoirandhistory,takingtenkeyAnglo-Germanencountersfromthelast200yearsashisstartingpoint.Theseinclude:anencounterbetweenJoeStrummerandtheBaaderMeinhofgang,HelmutKohltryingtoexplainthevirtuesofGermancuisinetoascepticalMargaretThatcherandphilosophersTheodorAdornoandA.J.Ayerclashingoverjazz.Whatemergesisnothinglessthananalternativenationalstoryforthetwocountries:notonemarkedbymilitaryconflictanddiplomatichostility,butoneshapedbydialogue,interactionandgenuinefondness.
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