Imperial Germany Revisited
Title | Imperial Germany Revisited PDF eBook |
Author | Sven Oliver Müller |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 361 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0857459007 |
The German Empire, its structure, its dynamic development between 1871 and 1918, and its legacy, have been the focus of lively international debate that is showing signs of further intensification as we approach the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. Based on recent work and scholarly arguments about continuities and discontinuities in modern German history from Bismarck to Hitler, well-known experts broadly explore four themes: the positioning of the Bismarckian Empire in the course of German history; the relationships between society, politics and culture in a period of momentous transformations; the escalation of military violence in Germany's colonies before 1914 and later in two world wars; and finally the situation of Germany within the international system as a major political and economic player. The perspectives presented in this volume have already stimulated further argument and will be of interest to anyone looking for orientation in this field of research.
Imperial Germany, 1850-1918
Title | Imperial Germany, 1850-1918 PDF eBook |
Author | E. J. Feuchtwanger |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Germany |
ISBN | 9780415207881 |
Imperial Germany focuses on the domestic political developments of the period, putting them into context through a balanced guide to the economic and social background, culture and foreign policy. This important study explores the tensions caused within an empire which was formed through war, against the prevailing liberal spirit of the age and poses many questions among them: * Was the desire to unify Germany the cause of the aggressive foreign policy leading to the First World War? * To what extent was Bismarck's Second Reich the forerunner of Hitler's Third? * Did Bismarck's authoritarian rule permanently hinder the political development of Germany? Recent debates raised by German scholarship are made accessible to English speaking readers, and the book summarises the important controversies and competing interpretations of imperial German history.
Another Germany
Title | Another Germany PDF eBook |
Author | Jack R. Dukes |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 359 |
Release | 2019-03-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0429721803 |
Avoiding what Barbara Tuchman has called the "trap built into all recorded history—the disproportionate survival of the negative," this book offers a balanced appraisal of Imperial Germany. Without ignoring the society's many problems, the contributors question the overwhelmingly negative tenor of Wilhelmian historiography and analyze key institutions and events to illustrate the positive elements of this period in German history. What accounted for the reputation of its universities and research institutions, for instance, or for the successful growth of its cities, or for the dramatic drop in the emigration rate by the turn of the century? The answers reveal a spirit of innovation and optimism that was at least as characteristic of German life and society at the time as were the glorification of military values and the overlay of cultural pessimism. Recognizing the wide range of interpretations on this controversial subject, the editors have included a critical bibliography that explores the rich and varied scholarship on pre-1914 Germany.
Imperial Germany
Title | Imperial Germany PDF eBook |
Author | James J. Sheehan |
Publisher | New York : New Viewpoints |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Imperial Germany 1867-1918
Title | Imperial Germany 1867-1918 PDF eBook |
Author | Wolfgang J. Mommsen |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 2009-09-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780340593608 |
The studies in this book are the harvest of more than 20 years intensive research into the history of the German Empire by one of Germany's leading historians. Taken together, they offer a cogent analysis of the main developments and issues in a formative and portentous period of Germany's history.
Liberal Imperialism in Germany
Title | Liberal Imperialism in Germany PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew P. Fitzpatrick |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | 256 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781845455200 |
In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism, by demonstrating the links between nationalism and expansionism in a study that surveys the half century of imperialist agitation and activity leading up to the official founding of Germany's colonial empire in 1884.
Escape Into War?
Title | Escape Into War? PDF eBook |
Author | Gregor Schlgen |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Academic |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 1990-10-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The origins of the First World War continue to be a matter of controversy even a generation after the Fischer Debate. This volume excels in the breadth of its approach and will be indispensable to those teaching and writing on pre-1914 Europe.