German Empire, 18711918

Furious economic growth and social change resulted in pervasive civic conflict in Imperial Germany. Roger Chickering presents a wide-ranging history of this fractious period, from German national unification to the close of the First World War. Throughout this time, national unity remained an acute issue. It appeared to be resolved momentarily in the summer of 1914, only to dissolve in the war that followed. This volume examines the impact of rapid industrialization and urban growth on Catholics and Protestants, farmers and city dwellers, industrial workers and the middle classes. Focusing on its religious, regional, and ethnic reverberations, Chickering also examines the social, cultural, and political dimensions of domestic conflict. Providing multiple lenses with which to view the German Empire, Chickering's survey examines local and domestic experiences as well as global ramifications. The German Empire, 1871-1918 provides the most comprehensive survey of this restless era available in the English language.

Table des matières

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.

A propos de l'auteur

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).

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Roger Chickering, Roger (Georgetown University Chickering
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.07.2024
• EAN: 9781107026742
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02674-2
• Pages: 665
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; 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)