...lucidly composed and studded with boldfaced cross-references...an invaluable reference for contemporary European and international politics collections.

Library Journal

...libraries would want to have the Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Germany on their reference shelves.

Booklist

Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals/practitioners, including journalists.

Choice Reviews

This series is most welcome....They may also be guided by the rather comprehensive bibliography that provides the finishing touch to a book every reader interested in contemporary Germany should have immediately available.

Reference Reviews

It is enormously helpful....Scarecrow's new dictionary is a valuable, almost indispensable, volume to have nearby.

German Studies Review

...addresses the main historical, cultural, and social developments of the Federal Republic of Germany, with some additional information about the German Democratic Republic, for the period from the Grand Coalition (1966-69) to the present day. It lists significant events in a chronology; presents the country, population, and highlights of its history in the introduction; and contains hundreds of cross-referenced entries in its dictionary for prominent figures, places, events, institutions, and organizations in the areas of politics, business, and culture. Also included is an extensive bibliography with listings of mainly book/periodical and internet publications in English, organized into four main sections: history; general descriptions, travel, and handbooks; topical studies; and printed and online resources.

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