German Empire, 18711918

"This broad survey of imperial Germany provides rich insights into this fractious period, when furious economic growth and social change resulted in pervasive civic conflict. The German Empire, 1871-1918 explores the challenges of rapid industrialization and urban growth, both for local communities and Germany's global relations"--

List of contents

Preface; Maps; Abbreviations; Prologue; 1. Building the Nation-State; 2. High Industrialism; 3. Region and Faith; 4. Rural Life; 5. Urban Germany; 6. Social Democracy; 7. Bowling Together; 8. Gender Relations; 9. State and Society in the Era of Bismarck; 10. The National Community; 11. 'Our Misfortune'; 12. Wilhelmine Germany; 13. Global Germany; 14. From War to War; 15. The End of the German Empire; Afterlife; Select Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Roger Chickering is Professor Emeritus of History at Georgetown University. His publications include The Great War and Urban Life in Germany: Freiburg, 1914–1918 (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and Imperial Germany and the Great War, 1914–1918 (Cambridge University Press, 3rd ed., 2014).

Product details

• Authors: Roger Chickering, Roger (Georgetown University Chickering
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9781107026742
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02674-2
• No. of pages: 665
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, c 1800 to c 1900, Social and cultural history, c 1910 to c 1919, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), 1871–1914 (German Imperial period)