For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Twenty-five years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? This book covers five hundred years of German history

Published to coincide with a 30-part Radio 4 series and a major British Museum exhibition this autumn, the author of }A History Of The World In 100 Objects{ guides readers through the complex history, culture and identity of the mercurial country, telling the stories behind 30 obje