The German Empire, 1871–1918
The German Empire, 1871–1918
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USDFurious economic growth and social change resulted in pervasive civic conflict in Imperial Germany. Roger Chickering presents a wide-ranging history of this fractious period, from German national unification to the close of the First World War. Throughout this time, national unity remained an acute issue. It appeared to be resolved momentarily in the summer of 1914, only to dissolve in the war that followed. This volume examines the impact of rapid industrialization and urban growth on Catholics and Protestants, farmers and city dwellers, industrial workers and the middle classes. Focusing on its religious, regional, and ethnic reverberations, Chickering also examines the social, cultural, and political dimensions of domestic conflict. Providing multiple lenses with which to view the German Empire, Chickering's survey examines local and domestic experiences as well as global ramifications. The German Empire, 1871–1918 provides the most comprehensive survey of this restless era available in the English language.
- Provides a broad survey of society and politics in Imperial Germany
- Frames the history of the German Empire at local, regional, national, and global levels
- Explores a diverse range of social, religious, and political issues
Reviews & endorsements
‘Roger Chickering presents a general survey on the history of the German Empire which is based on more than forty years of research. His book brilliantly combines this research with the knowledge of the development of the scholarship and the curiosity and openness for new approaches. The result is a Totalgeschichte of the German Empires as a realm of multiple actions and experiences.’ Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
‘The sum-total of more than fifty years of research and reflection, this comprehensive, masterful history of Imperial Germany offers a new take on the much-debated question of what went wrong in the Second Reich. It is unlikely that we will see a better interpretation of this history any time soon.’ Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann, University of California, Berkeley
‘In this fine book, Roger Chickering combines the reflections of a scholarly lifetime with a remarkable command of the most recent historical literature. The German Empire, 1871–1918 is full of new information and sharp analysis, the work of a scholar at the top of his game.’ James J. Sheehan, Stanford University
‘… as a work of synthesis, requiring the interpretation of a vast corpus of research, Chickering’s book has indeed achieved something of considerable originality … he peppers his text with elegant aperçus of his own - the fruit of a lifetime of immersion in this material.’ Daniel Johnson, The Critic
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December 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781009573528
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Maps
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- 1. Building the Nation-State
- 2. High Industrialism
- 3. Region and Faith
- 4. Rural Life
- 5. Urban Germany
- 6. Social Democracy
- 7. Bowling Together
- 8. Gender Relations
- 9. State and Society in the Era of Bismarck
- 10. The National Community
- 11. 'Our Misfortune'
- 12. Wilhelmine Germany
- 13. Global Germany
- 14. From War to War
- 15. The End of the German Empire
- Afterlife
- Select Bibliography
- Index.
