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Young Germany explores the revolt of the younger generation in Germany from 1896 to 1933. It is a readable history of the Free Youth Movement, one of the most significant factors in shaping modern Germany. Laqueur, who grew up in Germany, retraces the history of the movement, its central ideas, and its cultural background.Today his study is of even greater interest and importance than when it was first published in 1962. In his new introduction to this edition, Laqueur shows that the German Youth Movement can be seen as a precursor of contemporary youth revolt. It inspired all of the ideas which continue to preoccupy proponents and students of generational conflict today.

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<p> This is a remarkable book. The story is told with knowledge, understanding and impartiality and it holds the interest of the reader.... It is one of the merits of Mr. Laqueur's book that he presents the personalities in lively, fully rounded sketches which [gives] the reader a vivid feeling of the profundity as well as the eccentricity of the movement. <p> --New York Times

This is a remarkable book. The story is told with knowledge, understanding and impartiality and it holds the interest of the reader.... It is one of the merits of Mr. Laqueur's book that he presents the personalities in lively, fully rounded sketches which [gives] the reader a vivid feeling of the profundity as well as the eccentricity of the movement. --New York Times

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Walter Laqueur was director of the Institute of Contemporary History in London and served as chairman of the International Research Council of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington until 2000. He was founder and editor of the Journal of Contemporary History and other publications. Laqueur taught at Georgetown, Harvard, the University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Brandeis University, and Tel Aviv University.

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