History of Germany 1780-1918
The Long Nineteenth Century
Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe
2. Edition August 2002
476 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
This history offers a powerful and original account of Germany from
the eve of the French Revolution to the end of World War One.
* Written by a leading German historian who has transformed the
historiography of modern Germany over the past two decades.
* Covers the whole of the long nineteenth century and emphasizes
continuities through this period.
* Brings together political, social and cultural history.
* Combines a comprehensive account with a feel for the human
dimension and the history of everyday life.
* Accessible to non-specialists, thought-provoking and
entertaining.
* The updated second edition includes a revised
bibliography.
List of Tables.
List of Figures.
List of Plates.
Preface to the First Edition.
Preface to the Second Edition.
Acknowledgements.
Prologue: Germany in the Late Eighteenth Century.
Part I: The Age of Revolutions, 1789-1848:.
1 In the Shadow of France.
2 Germany in Transition.
3 The Revolutions of 1848-9.
Part II: The Age of Progress:.
4 Economy and Society Transformed.
5 From Reaction to Unification.
6 Progress and its Discontents.
Part III: The Age of Modernity, 1880-1914:.
7 'Made in Germany': A New Economic Order.
8 Society and Culture.
9 The Old Politics and the New.
Epilogue: Germany at War, 1914-18.
Notes.
Selected Bibliography of English Language Works.
Index.
generation of Anglo-American scholars whose work has transformed
the historiography of modern Germany over the past two decades.'
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