TY - BOOK AU - MacGregor,Neil TI - Germany: Memories of a Nation SN - 9781101875667 (hardback) AV - DD17 .M33 2015 U1 - 943 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Alfred A. Knopf KW - HISTORY / Europe / Germany KW - bisacsh KW - HISTORY / Social History KW - HISTORY / Modern / General KW - Germany KW - History KW - Civilization N1 - "By arrangement with the BBC and the British Museum"--Title-page verso; "Originally published in Great Britain by Allan Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, London, in 2014"--Title-page verso; Includes bibliographical references (pages 567-572) and index N2 - "Germany is unlike any other country in the world. But how much do we really know about it, and how do its people understand themselves? In Germany: Memories of a Nation, Neil MacGregor -- director of the British Museum and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects -- presents the stories of a nation through a collection of thirty objects and touchstones. From coins and crowns to fairytales and philosophers, MacGregor presents the inventions, ideas, and icons that comprise the many identities of the German people. Germany: Memories of a Nation is a view of this complex and fascinating country like no other"-- ER -