William Carr, David Wetzel

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present is a commanding survey of modern German history that guides you from the turn of the 19th century right the way through to Germany's continuing world-power status today. Covering the revolutions of 1848-49, Bismarck, the World Wars, the Cold War and the progress of a reunified Germany, the 5th edition of this classic textbook provides an authoritative exploration of the country across the whole period like no other.

This edition includes:

* A new first chapter covering 1800-1815
* A greatly expanded chapter on the re-unification in 1989-90
* An absorbing final chapter on the political, economic, and social developments in the 'new' Federal Republic from 1990 to the present, including a comprehensive analysis of the financial crisis of 2008-2010
* Additional content throughout on: the political activism and engagement of women from 1848-49 to the present; the significance of German colonialism from 1884 to 1919; the origins of WWI; the Third Reich; and the GDR
* Biographical textbox vignettes of key actors
* For the first time, 40 images and 9 maps

Rich with insights into the key historiographical debates, this book offers a thorough introduction to Germany's complex modern history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 520
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350062184
• Artikelnr.: 66679349

Autorenporträt

William Carr was Professor of History at the University of Sheffield, UK. A former Chairman of the German History Society, Professor Carr authored numerous books on German history, including Arms, Autarky and Aggression: Study in German Foreign Policy, 1933-39 (1972), Hitler: A Study in Personality and Politics (1986) and The Origins of the Wars of German Unification (1991). The 4th edition of his classic textbook, A History of Germany 1815-1990, was published in 1991.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Preface
Note on Geography
Biographical Sketches of Major Characters
1. In the Shadow of France, 1800-1815
2. Restoration, 1814-1847
3. The Revolution of 1848-1849
4. From Revolution to Unification
5. The Development of the Bismarckian Empire
6. Foreign Policy, 1871-1890
7. The Empire of Wilhelm II
8. Foreign Policy, 1890-1914
9. War 1914-1918
10. Revolution, 1918-1920
11. The Weimar Republic: the Critical Years 1919-1924
12. The Rise and Fall of the Weimar Republic 1924-1933
13. National Socialist Experiment, 1933-1945
14. Foreign Policy and War 1933-1945
15. A Nation Divided
16. Relations Between the Two Sides
17. 1989
18. 1990 to Present
Bibliography
Index