A Dictionary of Contemporary Germany

Whether we like it or not, Germany is physically at the heart of Europe, and seems likely to remain for generations to come the predominant power in the European Union. This is something many people in the UK find difficult to come to terms with and we need not look far beyond the history of this century to understand why. But a realistic approach to modern European geopolitics is desperately needed; above all more should be known about the Germany of today and not what it was 60 years ago. And here, right on cue, this “new” Dictionary (it was...