Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

A tour through 200 years of German history indicates the extent to which the German national anthem has been influenced by different systems of government and thus by the spirit of the times, and the ways in which it has been used and misused as a national symbol. Jörg Koch offers a richly illustrated survey of the origins of the ?Deutschlandlied=, showing how it succeeded in establishing itself o...