The New Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 2Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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... German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) . Becher studied medicine , literature , and phi- losophy and , in 1918 , joined the German Communist Party ( KPD ) . He was already an established commentator on the social and artistic scene ...
... German Democratic Republic ( East Germany ) . Becher studied medicine , literature , and phi- losophy and , in 1918 , joined the German Communist Party ( KPD ) . He was already an established commentator on the social and artistic scene ...
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... German BERLINER MAUER , barrier that surrounded West Berlin and pre- vented access to it from East Berlin and adja- cent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. In the years between 1949 and 1961 , about 2.5 million ...
... German BERLINER MAUER , barrier that surrounded West Berlin and pre- vented access to it from East Berlin and adja- cent areas of East Germany during the period from 1961 to 1989. In the years between 1949 and 1961 , about 2.5 million ...
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... German BÖHMEN , a historical country of central Europe , bounded on the south by Austria , on the west by Bavaria , on the north by Saxony and Lusa- tia , and on the east by Silesia and Moravia . For centuries a kingdom , it was from ...
... German BÖHMEN , a historical country of central Europe , bounded on the south by Austria , on the west by Bavaria , on the north by Saxony and Lusa- tia , and on the east by Silesia and Moravia . For centuries a kingdom , it was from ...
Contents
Beckford detail from an oil painting | 107 |
John Hoppner c 1800 in the Salford | 234 |
To make the best use of the Britannica | 260 |
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