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John Breuilly brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to examine Germany's history from 1780 to 1918, featuring chapters on economic, demographic and social as well as cultural and intellectual history. There are also chapters on political and military history covering the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, the post-Napoleonic period, the revolutions of 1848-1849, the unification of Germany, Bismarckian Germany and Wilhelmine Germany, and Germany during the First World War.
This new edition, which retains the helpful further reading suggestions for each chapter and a chronology, has been completely updated to take account of recent historiography. The statistical data has been expanded, more maps and images have been introduced, and there are two new chapters on transnational approaches and gender history. Finally, the editor has added a conclusion which reflects on the key developments in the history of Germany over the "long nineteenth century".
Providing clear surveys of the central events and developments and addressing major debates amongst historians,
Nineteenth-Century Germany is vital reading for all those wishing to understand this crucial period in modern German history.
List of contents
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
List of Tables and Graphs
Preface (2nd Edition, 2019)
Preface (1st Edition, 2001)
1. Introduction,
John Breuilly (London School of Economics, UK)2. The German lands before 1815,
Joachim Whaley (University of Cambridge, UK)3. Germany 1815-1848: Restoration or pre-March?,
Christopher Clark (University of Cambridge, UK)4. 'Relative backwardness' and long-run development: economic, demographic and social changes,
Robert Lee (University of Liverpool, UK)5. Cultural and intellectual trends,
Astrid Kohler (Queen Mary University of London, UK)6. The revolutions of 1848-1849 and the persistence of the old regime in Germany (1848-1850),
Wolfram Siemann (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany)7. Revolution to unification,
John Breuilly (London School of Economics, UK)8. Bismarckian Germany: State Structure and Political Culture,
James M. Brophy (University of Delaware, USA)9. Demographic growth, industrialization and social change,
Volker Berghahn (Columbia University, USA)10. A Nervous Age? Wilhelmine Germany before the First World War,
Mark Hewitson (University College London, UK)11. Imperial Germany: cultural and intellectual trends,
Matthew Jefferies (University of Manchester, UK)12. The First World War,
Roger Chickering (Georgetown University, USA)13. Gender Orders and Disorders,
Ute Frevert (Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany)14. Transnational Perspectives on 19th Century Germany,
Ulrike Lindner (University of Cologne, Germany)15. Conclusion: Making Connections in 19th Century Germany,
John Breuilly (London School of Economics, UK)Appendix 1: Some basic statistics for Germany, 1815 to 1918
Appendix 2: Chronology: Germany, 1780-1918
Bibliography
Index
About the author
John Breuilly is Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, UK. His books include
Nationalism and the State (2nd Ed., 1993),
The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800-1871 (1996),
Austria, Prussia and The Making of Germany: 1806-1871 (2nd Ed., 2011). He is also the editor of
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism (2013).
Summary
John Breuilly brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to examine Germany’s history from 1780 to 1918, featuring chapters on economic, demographic and social as well as cultural and intellectual history. There are also chapters on political and military history covering the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, the post-Napoleonic period, the revolutions of 1848-1849, the unification of Germany, Bismarckian Germany and Wilhelmine Germany, and Germany during the First World War.
This new edition, which retains the helpful further reading suggestions for each chapter and a chronology, has been completely updated to take account of recent historiography. The statistical data has been expanded, more maps and images have been introduced, and there are two new chapters on transnational approaches and gender history. Finally, the editor has added a conclusion which reflects on the key developments in the history of Germany over the “long nineteenth century”.
Providing clear surveys of the central events and developments and addressing major debates amongst historians, Nineteenth-Century Germany is vital reading for all those wishing to understand this crucial period in modern German history.
Foreword
A classic text - now expanded and brought up-to-date - that sees an international team of distinguished scholars chart and analyze the political, social, economic and cultural history of Germany in the long 19th century.
Additional text
This sparkling collection of essays has a distinguished pedigree, and now it has been thoroughly updated with new authors and new ideas. All chapters address compelling debates about the transformations of German life from the French Revolution to the First World War, putting the lie to lamentations that the 19th century is somehow vanishing from writing on German and European history. Breuilly’s conclusion challenges readers to reconsider the social, economic, cultural and political changes that made Germany into one of the most modern—and restless—nations on earth.
