Imperial Germany 1871-1918

Zusatztext useful, informative, and entertaining in equal measure. Informationen zum Autor James Retallack is Professor of History and German Studies at the University of Toronto. He has held visiting professorships at the University of Göttingen and the Free University, Berlin, and has published widely on German history from the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. Klappentext An international team of twelve expert contributors provides both an introduction to and an interpretation of the key themes in German history from the foundation of the Reich in 1871 to the end of the First World War in 1918. Zusammenfassung An international team of twelve expert contributors provides both an introduction to and an interpretation of the key themes in German history from the foundation of the Reich in 1871 to the end of the First World War in 1918. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Katharine Anne Lerman: Bismarckian Germany 2: Mark Hewitson: Wilhelmine Germany 3: Brett Fairbairn: Economic and social developments 4: Christopher Clark: Religion and confessional conflict 5: Celia Applegate: Culture and the arts 6: Angelika Schaser: Gendered Germany 7: Edward Ross Dickinson: The bourgeoisie and reform 8: Thomas Kühne: Political culture and democratization 9: Roger Chickering: Militarism and radical nationalism 10: Sebastian Conrad: Transnational Germany 11: Jeffrey Verhey: War and revolution 12: James Retallack: Looking forward Further Reading Chronology Index

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• Authors: James (EDT) Retallack
• Assisted by: James Retallack (Editor), James (Professor of History and German Studies Retallack (Editor), James N Retallack (Editor), James N. Retallack (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2008
• EAN: 9780199204885
• ISBN: 978-0-19-920488-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Short Oxford History of Germany; Oxford Short History of German; Short Oxford History of Germany; Oxford Short History of German
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous