| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 328 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Short Oxford history of Germany |
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Short Oxford history of Germany.
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| Contents |
Introduction / James Retallack -- Bismarckian Germany / Katharine Anne Lerman -- Wilhelmine Germany / Mark Hewitson -- Economic and social developments / Brett Fairbairn -- Religion and confessional conflict / Christopher Clark -- Culture and the arts / Celia Applegate -- Gendered Germany / Angelika Schaser -- The bourgeoisie and reform / Edward Ross Dickinson -- Political culture and democratization / Thomas Kühne -- Militarism and radical nationalism / Roger Chickering -- Transnational Germany / Sebastian Conrad -- War and revolution / Jeffrey Verhey -- Looking forward / James Retallack |
| Summary |
An international team of twelve expert contributors provides both an introduction to and an interpretation of the key themes in German history from the foundation of the Reich in 1871 to the end of the First World War in 1918. - ;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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-298) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
HISTORY.
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- History -- 1871-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054578
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| Subject |
Germany
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Deutschland
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Germany -- History -- 1871-1918.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Retallack, James N.
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| ISBN |
019920487X |
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9780199204878 |
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0199204888 |
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9780199204885 |
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9780191548178 |
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0191548170 |
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1281515299 |
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9781281515292 |
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9786611515294 |
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6611515291 |
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019160710X |
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9780191607103 |
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