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UNINA9910815997503321 |
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Autore |
Torp Cornelius |
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The challenges of globalization : economy and politics in Germany, 1860-1914 / / Cornelius Torp ; translated by Alex Skinner |
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New York : , : Berghahn, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (387 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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HISTORY / Europe / Germany |
Germany Economic conditions 19th century |
Germany Economic conditions 20th century |
Germany Politics and government 1789-1900 |
Germany Politics and government 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The German Empire in the World Economy before 1914; Chapter 2 - Foreign Trade Policy in the Free Trade Era; Chapter 3 - The Shift towards Protectionism; Chapter 4 - The Caprivi Trade Treaties; Chapter 5 - The Conflict over the Bülow Tariff: The Genesis of the Customs Tariff Reform of 1902; Chapter 6 - German Trade Policy after the Turn of the Century: A Two-Country Study; Conclusion; Appendix; Endnotes; Sources and Bibliography; Subject Index; Name Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the mid nineteenth century a process began that appears, from a present-day perspective, to have been the first wave of economic globalization. Within a few decades global economic integration reached a level that equaled, and in some respects surpassed, that of the present day. This book describes the interpenetration of the German economy with an emerging global economy before the First World War, while also demonstrating the huge challenge posed by globalization to the society and politics of the German Empire. The stakes for both the winners and losers of the intensifying world market |
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