Wilhelmine Germany and Edwardian Britain - Essays on Cultural Affinity

Zusatztext Geppert and Gerwarth's exciting new volume offers a highly original alternative portrayal of Wilhelmine Germany and Edwardian Britain...the cutting-edge research, innovative methodology, broad coverage and genuinely original perspective...make it essential reading for all scholars seeking to understand the bloody first half of Europe's twentieth century. Klappentext This collection of essays sheds new light on Anglo-German relations during the turbulent decades before the outbreak of the Great War. Written by leading historians, the book demonstrates that Anglo-German relations before 1914 were characterized not only by rivalry and antagonism, but also by mutual admiration and cultural cross-fertilization. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays sheds new light on Anglo-German relations during the turbulent decades before the outbreak of the Great War. Written by leading historians, the book demonstrates that Anglo-German relations before 1914 were characterized not only by rivalry and antagonism, but also by mutual admiration and cultural cross-fertilization.

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• Authors: Dominik Geppert, Dominik (EDT)/ Gerwarth Geppert
• Assisted by: Dominik Geppert (Editor), Dominik (Lecturer in History Geppert (Editor), Robert Gerwarth (Editor), Robert (Lecturer in Modern European History Gerwarth (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2009
• EAN: 9780199558285
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955828-5
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 223 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Studies of the German Historical Institute, London; Studies of the German Historic; Studies of the German Historical Institute, London; Studies of the German Historic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book