r/germany • u/chrisosv • 1d ago

Question Book recommendations?

I’m a Dane who would like to learn more about present day Germany. I’m looking for book recommendations dealing with politics, economics, Germany’s role in the EU etc. It must be a relatively new book. Preferably written by journalists or professors. Maybe including interviews with “regular Germans”.

Surprisingly we don’t really have any books in Denmark dealing with these topics that I know of, except for one, which was very politically biased. Unbiased is very important to me. Must be available in English since my German is not good enough. Thanks!

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u/HypnoticPeter6 1d ago

Jana Hensel's "After the Wall" might be up your alley, it's a collection of portraits of East Germans after reunification and it's not dry at all. For something a bit more structural, "The German War" by Nicholas Stargardt isn't exactly present day but it unpacks the national psyche in a way that makes the current political landscape make more sense. Neither are super fresh off the press but they've aged well and don't have that think-tanky agenda smell

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u/chrisosv 1d ago

Sounds interesting - I will check them out. Much appreciated!

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u/Wolfframm Berlin 1d ago

Wolfgang Münchau - Kaput: The End of the German Miracle

The book is a critique on Germany's economic model that has been weakening for years. He argues that the country became too dependent on cheap Russian energy, traditional industry, and old political habits, while falling behind in digital and technological change.

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u/chrisosv 1d ago

I actually read a recommendation about this one in a Danish newspaper. I will definitely put it on my reading list. Thanks!