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Zusatztext This is an interesting and generally balanced account of a crucial period in German history. The book is characterized by smooth-flowing! quite accessible narrative. Unusual in a work of this sort! the author on occasion effectively weaves his own experiences and his family history into the narrative. Informationen zum Autor Raffael Scheck is Professor of the History Department! Colby College! and is the author of Alfred von Tirpitz and German Right-Wing Politics! 1914-1930 (1998)! Mothers of the Nation (2004)! and Hitler's African Victims (2006; pbk. 2008). Klappentext Germany, 18711945 presents an original, lucid and thoughtprovoking history. Its aim is to inspire readers to weigh the historical evidence. At the end of the Second World War, the first unified German state collapsed, a disintegration with European and global ramifications. Ever since, historians have sought to explain what went wrong in German history. Many have focused on the violence which forged unification; others have highlighted the clash of authoritarian, antidemocratic, and antiSemitic traditions with rapid industrialization and modernization. Germany, 18711945 presents a pragmatic interpretation of German history, from the unification to the end of the Nazi regime. This more open approach acknowledges the strong trend in German society towards modernization and democratization, particularly before 1914, while also highlighting the factors which propelled Germany toward World War I. The rise of the Nazis also demands a close analysis of the economic and political instability of the 1920s and early 1930s. Finally, a detailed assessment of the Third Reich explains how the regime's early successes fostered a loyalty and acceptance that remained hard to shake until disaster was obvious and unavoidable. Zusammenfassung At the end of the Second World War, the first unified German state collapsed, a disintegration with European and global ramifications. This title presents an interpretation of German history, from the unification to the end of the Nazi regime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Chapter 1: Introduction: A Plea for Understanding History in Its Openness Chapter 2: German Unification Chapter 3: Germany under Bismarck Chapter 4: Wilhelmine Germany Chapter 5: The First World War Chapter 6: Germany's First Democracy Chapter 7: Nazi Germany! 1933-1939 Chapter 8: Germany in the Second World War Epilogue Suggestions for Further Reading ...
