Introductory resources
Historical dictionary of contemporary Germany by Publication Date: 2007Encompassing the social developments of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), and some coverage of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), it covers the period from the Grand Coalition (1966-69) to the present detailing many changes that have occurred in the country since the end of World War II and the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945.
The Oxford Handbook of Modern German History by Publication Date: 2011Emphasizing demographic, economic, and political history of Germany. It underscores the centrality of war to the unfolding of German history, and shows how it dramatically affected the development of German nationalism and the structure of German politics.
Cassell's dictionary of modern German history by Publication Date: 2003Here is modern Germany from A to Z in a comprehensive guide that charts the country's chronological progress from a patchwork of 18th century princedoms to today's unified, commercial nation. With in-depth social, cultural, and economic factors that have shaped German history, it examines Germany's role on the wider European stage.
Speculations on German History by Publication Date: 2015Concentrating on the period from Friedrich the Great until today, this book devotes a great deal of attention to German writers, artists, and intellectuals. It looks at the ways in which German historians have attempted to come to terms with their own varying notions of nation, culture, and race agenda into the present.
Medieval Germany an Encyclopedia by Publication Date: 2001This A-Z encyclopedia covers the Middle Ages in Germany. It offers the most recent scholarship available, while also providing details on the daily life of medieval Germans.
Specialised databases
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- International medieval bibliographyA database of journal articles on the European Middle Ages (c.450-1500).
- JSTORThe JSTOR archive of digitised full text journals, covering arts and sciences but does not include current issues.
- Arts and humanities citation indexA multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It fully covers a large number of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and it indexes individually selected, relevant items from major science and social science journals.
- Historical abstractsHistorical Abstracts indexes articles covering the history of world from the period 1450-present (excluding United States and Canada).
Browsing books in the Library
A UQ Library search using the phrase German history will display the library holdings on the topic. You can limit your results by content type, subject terms, publication date, and language& using the filters on the right.
Find books on German history in the Central Library at call numbers DD84 to DD454.
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