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In the late 18th century German-speaking Europe was a patchwork of undeveloped principalities. Yet by the early 20th century, unified Germany had become the most powerful state in Europe. This book tells the story of this transformation weaving together political, social and cultural history.

Produktbeschreibung
In the late 18th century German-speaking Europe was a patchwork of undeveloped principalities. Yet by the early 20th century, unified Germany had become the most powerful state in Europe. This book tells the story of this transformation weaving together political, social and cultural history.
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Autorenporträt
David Blackbourn is Coolidge Professor of History at Harvard University. His previous publications include Class, Religion and Local Politics in Wilhelmine Germany (1980), The Peculiarities of German History (with Geoff Eley, 1984), Populists and Patricians (1987), and the prize-winning Marpingen: Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Bismarckian Germany (1993).
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'David Blackbourn is one of the brightest of a youngergeneration of Anglo-American scholars whose work has transformedthe historiography of modern Germany over the past two decades.'Times Higher Education Supplement

'Here is contemporary historical scholarship at its best.Witty, modest about historical generalizations, but ever willing tointroduce revisionism, Blackbourn demonstrates how to writethought-provoking and persuasive prose.' German StudiesReview

'It is elegant, thought-provoking, informative andentertaining, summarizing a formidable body of literature andoffering new interpretations of it. Everyone, from undergraduatesto experts in the field, and beyond the walls of academia to theeducated general reader . . . can read [this book] with profit andpleasure.' Central European History