GHIL Library
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The library of the GHIL is an important and well-regarded institution for British historians of German history, students at London universities, and the general public. Its holdings on German history, British-German relations from the Middle Ages to the present day, and wider European history are comprehensive, up to date, free to use, and form a unique collection in Britain.
Visiting and joining the Library
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Opening times:
Summer opening hours: 1st July–31st August, Monday–Friday, 9.30am–5pm
New readers need to register for a library card and have a short introductory tour of the library before or during their first visit. The induction is available in person (Mo-Fr, 9.30am-4pm) or by appointment online via Zoom (email: library@ghil.ac.uk). A portrait photo (4.5 x 3.5 cm) and recent proof of address must be provided.
Library staff are also available for general enquiries at library@ghil.ac.uk.
If you would like to receive regular updates on recent acquisitions, featured books, and other library news, then you can sign up to the Library Newsletter.
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Alan Tomlinson and Christopher Young (eds.)
German football : history, culture, society
London ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2006
Sk.8/4480
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Henk Erik Meier
The development of women's soccer : legacies, participation and popularity in Germany
Critical Research in Football
London ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2020
eBook ProQuest
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Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger
Tor! : The Story of German Football
London : WSC Books, 2003
Sa.8/7109
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David Downing
The best of enemies : England v Germany, a century of football rivalry
London : Bloomsbury, 2001
La.8/150
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Florian Schubert
Antisemitismus im Fußball : Tradition und Tabubruch
Studien zu Ressentiments in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Band 3
Göttingen : Wallstein Verlag, 2019
Sk.8/4473
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Hannah Jonas
Fußball in England und Deutschland von 1961 bis 2000 : vom Verlierer der Wohlstandsgesellschaft zum Vorreiter der Globalisierung
Nach dem Boom
Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2019
Sk.8/4476
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Franz-Josef Brüggemeier
Weltmeister im Schatten Hitlers : Deutschland und die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1954
Essen : Klartext Verlag, 2014
Sk.8/4461
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Wolfram Pyta (ed.)
Geschichte des Fußballs in Deutschland und Europa seit 1954
Stuttgart : Kohlhammer, 2013
Sk.8/4475
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Rudolf Oswald
"Fußball-Volksgemeinschaft" : Ideologie, Politik und Fanatismus im deutschen Fußball 1919-1964
Frankfurt/M. ; New York, N.Y. : Campus Verl., 2008
Sa.8/7130
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Franz-Josef Brüggemeier
Zurück auf dem Platz : Deutschland und die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1954amburg von der frühen Neuzeit bis zur Gegenwart
München : Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2004
Sk.8/4460
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Dirk Bitzer and Bernd Wilting
Stürmen für Deutschland : Die Geschichte des deutschen Fußballs von 1933 bis 1954
Frankfurt/M. ; New York, N.Y. : Campus Verl., 2003
Sh.11/1516
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Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling (ed.)
Davidstern und Lederball : Die Geschichte der Juden im deutschen und internationalen Fußball
Göttingen : Verl. Die Werkstatt, 2003
Sa.8/7160
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Gerhard Fischer and Ulrich Lindner
Stürmer für Hitler : Vom Zusammenspiel zwischen Fussball und Nationalsozialismus
Göttingen : Verl. Die Werkstatt, 1999
Sh.11/1515
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Wolfram Pyta
Der lange Weg zur Bundesliga : Zum Siegeszug des Fußballs in Deutschland
Geschichte des Fußballs. Bd 4
Münster : Lit Verlag, 2004
Sa.8/7110
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Contact and opening hours
Contact
German Historical Institute Library
17 Bloomsbury Square
London WC1A 2NJ
Tel. +44-(0)20-7309 2050
Email: library@ghil.ac.uk
Opening hours
Summer opening hours: 1st July–31st August, Monday–Friday: 9.30am-5pm