A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

GERMANY'S MEMORIES?

Neil MacGregor, Germany: Memories of a Nation (New York: Knopf, 2014) (From the book jacket: "Neil MacGregor argues that, uniquely for any European country, no coherent, overarching narrative of Germany's history can be constructed, for in Germany both geography and history have always been unstable. . . . German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses, and experiences; examine some of these is the purpose of this book.").