Keeping Up with the Germans: A History of Anglo-German Encounters

Informationen zum Autor Philip Oltermann Klappentext Inspired by his own experiences of living in Hamburg and London, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people from the last two hundred years: Helmut Kohl tries to explain German cuisine to the Iron Lady, the Mini plays catch-up with the Volkswagen Beetle, and Joe Strummer has an unlikely brush with the Baader-Meinhof gang. What emerges is nothing less than an alternative national story for two countries and their complicated relationship. Zusammenfassung In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London. Inspired by his own experience of both countries, Philip Oltermann looks at eight historical encounters between English and German people.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Oltermann
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9780571240197
• ISBN: 978-0-571-24019-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; Deutschland; Gesellschaft, England : Gesellschaft, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Autobiography: historical, political & military, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Society and culture: general