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“Neil MacGregor's Germany: A Nation Told Through Its Objects”
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Title: Germany
Author: Neil MacGregor
Category: World History
What if a country isn't its borders but its stuff? Sam and Sophie open Neil MacGregor's Germany with that question, and the answer starts with a bowl of soup.
They walk through MacGregor's method of telling German history through objects rather than dates: the Holy Roman Empire's patchwork of tiny states…
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