Peter Alter

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Peter Alter (born 22 July 1940 in Parchim) is emeritus professor of modern and contemporary history at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, and a specialist in nationalism and the twentieth century history of the United Kingdom. He is a former research fellow and deputy director of the German Historical Institute London. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Former Research Fellows. German Historical Institute London. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. Alter, Peter (2017). "Das britische Schwarzhemd". Damals (in German). Vol. 49, no. 4. pp. 58–63.