Craig's is a little older, but it is a masterpiece. Berghahn's goes further into the post-1945 era.
Between the two--or whichever you prefer--you will have all the social and political background you need to follow the basic line of "what actually happened" ["Wie es eigentlich gewesen ist." - Leopold von Ranke, the first modern historian, German or otherwise.] [Or, "The history of one damn thing after another"--attributed to Winston Churchill, a great historian in addition to everything else he did.] In other words, the basic background to the cultural responses we are studying.
Also, a good thing about this site is that it seems simple: I don't think you have to "check out" the ebooks, and should be able to access them (with your LUC id) simultaneously, etc. Let me know if you have difficulties. I will add links to these for each course section, since they have chapters on each.
So, you have three fundamental layers:
These, with my lecture guidance, constitute the core of the course and are what you will need -- at the least -- to write your exams. Other articles, films, links, etc., will be added for spice and further exploration.
So, you have three fundamental layers:
- Background surveys: basic political and social history [Orlow (if you have it); Berghahn; or Craig].
- Background readings: deeper scholarship on particular issues [Stern, Mosse, Eksteins, etc.]
- Primary readings, films, etc: HMann, Remarque, Doeblin, etc.
These, with my lecture guidance, constitute the core of the course and are what you will need -- at the least -- to write your exams. Other articles, films, links, etc., will be added for spice and further exploration.
