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A History of Modern Germany provides a comprehensive account of the social, political, and economic history of Germany from 1800 to the present. Written in an engaging and accessible narrative style, this popular textbook offers an expansive view of the nation's complex and fragmented past, tracing the development of the German national consciousness through Napoleonic rule, the unification of Germany, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, post-war division, the collapse of Communism, reunification, and the first two decades of the 21st century. Throughout the text, the authors discuss the tensions prompted by structural changes within Germany, long-term shifts in demographics, social and economic reforms, and more.
Now in its third edition, A History of Modern Germany offers richer coverage of German cultural history, the German Democratic Republic, modernization, class, religion, and gender. Updated chapters explore continuity in imperial projects from Bismarck to Hitler, memory and commemoration since 1945, the distinct but intertwined histories of the two Germanys between 1949 and 1989, and the experience of diversity after the Second World into the post-unification era.
A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present, Third Edition is an excellent textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in modern German history or modern European history as well as general readers with an interest in the subject.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Maps
- Introduction to the Second Edition
- CHAPTER ONE GERMANY UNDER NAPOLEON
- CHAPTER TWO GERMAN SOCIETY INTRANSITION
- CHAPTER THREE RESTORATION ANDÂ REFORM 1815â1840
- CHAPTER FOUR THE REVOLUTIONS OFÂ 1848
- CHAPTER FIVE THE STRUGGLE FORÂ MASTERY1850â1866
- CHAPTER SIX THE UNIFICATION OFÂ GERMANY 1866â1871
- CHAPTER SEVEN BISMARCKâS GERMANY
- CHAPTER EIGHT GERMANY ANDÂ EUROPE 1871â1890
- CHAPTER NINE WILHELMINE GERMANY 1890â1914
- CHAPTER TEN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
- CHAPTER ELEVEN THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC 1919â1933
- TWELVE THE NAZI DICTATORSHIP TO 1939: POLITICS, SOCIETY, CULTURE
- THIRTEEN NAZI GERMANY AND THE JEWS 1933â1945: PERSECUTION, WAR, GENOCIDE
- FOURTEEN THE ADENAUER ERA1945â1963
- FIFTEEN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
- SIXTEEN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC1963â1982
- SEVENTEEN THE REUNIFICATION OF GERMANY ANDÂ BEYOND
- Bibliography
- Index
- EULA