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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453077303321

Titolo

Imperial Germany revisited [[electronic resource] ] : continuing debates and new perspectives / / edited by Sven Oliver Müller and Cornelius Torp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2011

ISBN

0-85745-287-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MüllerSven Oliver <1968->

TorpCornelius

Disciplina

943.08/4

Soggetti

Imperialism - History

Politics and culture - Germany - History

Social change - Germany - History

Violence - Germany - Colonies - History

Electronic books.

Germany History 1871-1918

Germany History 1871-1918 Historiography

Germany Colonies History

Germany Foreign relations 1871-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. The place of imperial Germany in German history -- pt. II. Politics, culture, and society -- pt. III. War and violence -- pt. IV. The German empire in the world.

Sommario/riassunto

The German Empire, its structure, its dynamic development between 1871 and 1918, and its legacy, have been the focus of lively international debate that is showing signs of further intensification as we approach the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. Based on recent work and scholarly arguments about continuities and discontinuities in modern German history from Bismarck to Hitler, well-known experts broadly explore four themes: the positioning of the Bismarckian Empire in the course of German history; the relationships between society, politics and culture in a period o