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Author: Todd Heidt ,
Claudia Kost ,
Emre Sencer
Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Weight: 0.423kg
ISBN: 9781585109524
ISBN 10: 1585109525
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 23 September 2020
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Language: German
Reviews
I like the way Ekstase und Elend translates its 'ecstasy vs. misery' dichotomy throughout the volume. It engagingly conveys sociopolitical and even economic history by laying out sharp contraststhrough texts, images, and exercises that cover a range of topics, peoples, and events. A second major strength of the volume is its sociohistorical inclusiveness. I've not yet run across a German--language civilization textbook that (with the exception of the Jewish peoples, in the context of Nazi Germany and WWII) includes to such an extent the narratives of historically underrepresented groups and individuals. Strongly recommended. James Pfrehm, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Ithaca College [ Ektase und Elend ] teaches culture while at the same time honing students' language skills, making it one of the most extraordinary German texts to be published in recent years and more than adequately fulfilling ACTFL's standards for advanced-low to advanced-mid competency. . . . This reviewer is a forty-year veteran of the profession and has seldom seen a more intelligent and pedagogically sound and educational textbook. Students have much to learn here about twentieth-century German history and society but also will greatly improve their language skills. Tom Conner, St. Norbert College, in The NECTFL Review
I like the way Ekstase und Elend translates its 'ecstasy vs. misery' dichotomy throughout the volume. It engagingly conveys sociopolitical and even economic history by laying out sharp contraststhrough texts, images, and exercises that cover a range of topics, peoples, and events. A second major strength of the volume is its sociohistorical inclusiveness. I've not yet run across a German--language civilization textbook that (with the exception of the Jewish peoples, in the context of Nazi Germany and WWII) includes to such an extent the narratives of historically underrepresented groups and individuals. Strongly recommended. James Pfrehm, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Ithaca College
Author Information
Todd Heidt is Associate Professor of German, Knox College. Claudia Kost is Associate Professor of German and Applied Linguistics, University of Alberta. Emre Sencer is Associate Professor of History, Knox College.
