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The article reviews the book "Paper Memory: A Sixteenth-Century Townsman Writes His World," by Matthew Lundin.

Reviews the book 'International Building Exhibition Berlin 1987: Examples of a New Architecture,' edited by Josef P. Kleihues and Heinrich Klotz.

The article reviews the book "Overcoming the Past, Determining Its Consequences and Finding Solutions for the Present," edited by M. Zaurov and K. B. Günther.

Reviews the book 'Special Collections in German Libraries: Federal republic of Germany incl. Berlin (West),' compiled by Walter Gebhardt.

D E Moggridge's perhaps too exhaustive biography is examined and some questions are raised relative to Keynes' views on theory and their source, and his views on German reparations and whether Britain should have accepted the original provisions of the agreement providing for establishment of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a review essay on the book "Talcott Parsons on National Socialism," edited by Uta Gerhardt. Parsons' essays in the book are full of insights into the sociological aspects of fascist movements, the social structure of both pre-Nazi and Nazi Germany, propaganda and social control and memoranda for political and military intervention. Beyond sociologist Max Weber, a deep impact that psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud made on him can be seen in his essays. His use of psychoanalytical concepts predates the psychohistorical approach 20-30 years later and is reminiscent of sociologists Erich Fromm and Wilhelm Reich. His April 25, 1942 presidential address before the Eastern Sociological Society thoughtfully but turgidly makes theoretical connections between structural and psychological levels of society and variables of class, tradition and social access as important consequences of both. Parsons even touched on the issue of 'evil.' He was ahead of his time with regard to feminism. It was true that Parsons wrote in somewhat of a vacuum. He and the world were unaware of the full implications of evil during the Holocaust, that is, of the Final Solution. But he tried. He merits our intellectual and moral respect for that.

Reviews the book `Frederick III: Germany's Liberal Emperor,' by Patricia Kollander.

Reviews the book 'The German Evangelical Church and the Jews 1879-1950,' by Richard Gutteridge.

The article reviews the book "Adolf Bastian and His Universal Archive of Humanity: The Origins of German Anthropology," edited by Manuela Fischer, Peter Bolz, and Susan Kamel.

Reviews the book `Education in Germany: Tradition and reform in historical context,' edited by David Phillips.

The article reviews the book "Moritz Steinschneider and the Emergence of the Science of Judaism in Nineteenth-Century Germany" edited by Reimund Leicht and Gad Freudenthal.

The article offers criticism on the poetry of Yiddish poet Moyshe Kulbak, including the poetry collection "Naye lider" ("New Poems") and the prose-poetry work "Meshiekh ben efrayim" ("Messiah Son of Ephraim"). The author discusses Kulbak's time in exile in Weimar-era Berlin, Germany in the 1920s after leaving the Soviet Union and describes how the exposure to literature and philosophy in Berlin led to a transition in Yiddish literature and Yiddish contributions to modernism.

The article reviews the book "Art of Two Germanys / Cold War Cultures," edited by Stephanie Barron and Sabine Eckmann.

The article reviews the book "Hitlers Judenhass. Klischee und Wirklichkeit," by Ralf Georg Reuth.

The article reviews the dance performance "Yes We Can't," choreographed by William Forsythe presented at the Festspielhaus, Dresden, Germany.

The article reviews the audio equipment exhibition German High End Society's Annual High End Show in Munich, Germany in 2008.

The article reviews the book "The History of Everyday Life," edited by Alf Ludtke.

The article reviews the 2007 International Textile Machinery Association (ITMA) exhibition held in Munich, Germany.

The article reviews two books about immigration in Germany, "Germany In Transit: Nation and Migration 1955-2005," edited by Deniz Göktürk, David Gramling, and Anton Kaes, and "The Logics and Politics of Post-WWII Migration to Western Europe," by Anthony Messina.

The article reviews the book 'The Last Days of Hitler,' by Hugh Trevor-Roper.

Compares the Germans of Germany and the Germans of Kazakhstan using ethnographic research conducted in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the country’s largest city and former capital. Strategies of everyday life in a multi-ethnic neighborhood from mid-1994 through 1996, a period during which the exodus of Germans was at its peak; Formation of Russlandsdeutsche ghettos; Effects of German citizenship and immigrations laws; Changes in the nature of mass migration; Emergence of a Eurasian culture.

Reviews the play "Internationale Schillertage," performed at the Nationaltheater in Mannheim, Germany from June 18-24, 2003.

Reviews the books "Unwilling Germans? The Goldhagen Debate," edited by Robert A. Shandley and translated by Jeremiah Riemer, "The "Goldhagen Effect": History, Memory, Nazism--Facing the German Past," edited by Geoff Eley, and "The Holocaust on Trial," by D. D. Guttenplan.

As ever, the Third Reich and its aftermath are still proving a fertile ground for historians. The Nazi dictatorship and its review and reappraisal during the post-war years continue to fascinate historians. The books discussed in the following review highlight the cultural, political, economic and judicial consequences of the Third Reich for postwar Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book 'Kepler's Tubingen: Stimulus to a Theological Mathematics,' by Charlotte Methuen.

Reviews the book `Konrad Adenauer: A German Politician and Statesman in a Period of War, Revolution and Reconstruction, vol.1, From the German Empire to the Federal Republic, 1876-1952,' by Hans-Peter Schwarz.

Reviews the book 'Schulpolitik und Padagogik der deutschen Sozialdemokratie an der Wende vom 19. zum 20. Jahrhundert,' by Norbert Schwarte.

Reviews books about racism and Germany's Third Reich. Includes `Vordenker der Vernichtung. Auschwitz und die deutschen Plane fur eine neue europaische Ordnung,' by Gotz Aly and Susanne Heim; `The Germans and the Final Solution. Public Opinion Under Nazism,' by David Bankier; `Ribbentrop,' by Michael Bloch.

Reviews the book `Modernisierung und Region im wilhelminischen Deutschland: Wahlen, Wahlrecht und Politische Kultur,' edited by Simone Lassig, Karl Heinrich Pohl and James Retallack.

Reviews two books about the political and commercial uses of films as popular amusement in Germany. `The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company,' by Klaus Kreimeier and translated by Robert and Rita Kimber; `The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife,' by Eric Renstchler.

The article offers a review essay on the book "Der Einfluss der klassischen deutschen Universitatsidee auf die Higher Education in Amerika," translated as "The Classical German Concept of the University and Its Influence on Higher Education in the United States," volume 45 of the Heidelberger Studien zur Erziehungswissenschaft series, by Hermann Röhrs

Reviews the book `Kommunisten in der Weimarer Republik. Sozialgeschichte einer revolutionaren Bewegung,' by Klaus-Michael Mallmann.

The article reflects on the link between politics and theatre. From 1980 to 1988, while a former Hollywood actor served as president of the United States, it became increasingly difficult for me to discuss theatre without referring to the Actor in Chief. Ronald Reagan's progress from Hollywood films to White House press conferences attested to a theatricalized society which has praised politicians and office-seekers for gifts previously appreciated in actors. Reagan's rehearsals for press conferences and his reliance on media advisers called attention to the inherent theatricality of political events. An interest in political satire, theatre, and local politics first led me to campaign for elected office in 1985, as a candidate for the New Haven Board of Alders; in 1986, I ran for the Connecticut State House of Representatives; and in 1988, for the state senate. New Haven's Green party, like Germany's, was founded to oppose nuclear weapons and nuclear power, and protect the environment. The New Haven Green party remains a largely serious alternative to local Democratic and Republican parties, which have failed to address the city's worst problems.

Reviews the book `German Instrumental Music in the Late Middle Ages: Players, Patrons and Performance Practice,' by Keith Polk, which discusses German instrumental music between 1350 and 1520. Reconstruction of the musical life in Germany; Setting of patronage, instruments and ensembles; Information about musical expenses, families of musician.

Reviews the book 'Zoo Station: Adventures in East and West Berlin,' by Ian Walker.

Reviews the book 'The Rise of the Modern German Novel,' by Russell A. Berman.

Reviews the book 'The Time of the Leonids,' by Christine Brucker and translated from German by Marlies Comjean.

Reviews the book 'Bismarck,' by Edward Crankshaw.

Reviews the book 'Bloody Aachen,' by Charles Whiting.