Imperial Germany, 1871-1918 / / edited by James Retallack

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 328 pages) : maps
• Disciplina: 943.08/4
• Soggetto geografico: Germany History 1871-1918
• Altri autori: RetallackJames N
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / James Retallack -- 1: Bismarckian Germany / Katharine Anne Lerman -- 2: Wilhelmine Germany / Mark Hewitson -- 3: Economic and social developments / Brett Fairbairn -- 4: Religion and confessional conflict / Christopher Clark -- 5: Culture and the arts / Celia Applegate -- 6: Gendered Germany / Angelika Schaser -- 7: The bourgeoisie and reform / Edward Ross Dickinson -- 8: Political culture and democratization / Thomas Kühne -- 9: Militarism and radical nationalism / Roger Chickering -- 10: Transnational Germany / Sebastian Conrad -- 11: War and revolution / Jeffrey Verhey -- Looking forward / James Retallack -- Further Reading -- Chronology -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The German Empire was founded in January 1871 not only on the basis of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck's 'blood and iron' policy but also with the support of liberal nationalists. Under Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany became the dynamo of Europe. Its economic and military power were pre-eminent; its science and technology, education, and municipal administration were the envy of the world; and its avant-garde artists reflected the ferment in European culture. But Germany also played a decisive role in tipping Europe's fragile balance of power over the brink and into the cataclysm of the First World War, eventually leading to the empire's collapse in military defeat and revolution in November 1918. With contributions from an international team of twelve experts in the field, this volume offers an ideal introduction to this crucial era, taking care to situate Imperial Germany in the larger sweep of modern German history, without suggesting that Nazism or the Holocaust were inevitable endpoints to the developments charted here.
• Titolo autorizzato: Imperial Germany, 1871-1918
• ISBN: 1-383-03443-5; 1-281-51529-9; 9786611515294; 0-19-160710-X; 0-19-154817-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248283603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Short Oxford history of Germany.