Imperial Germany revisited
Subtitle: continuing debates and new perspectives
By: edited by Sven Oliver Müller and Cornelius Torp
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780857452528
Subjects: Historiography; Politics and culture; Violence; Social change; Imperialism; Colonies; Foreign relations; History
Description: "The German Empire, its structure, its dynamic development between 1871 and 1918, and its legacy, have been the focus of lively international debate that is showing signs of further intensification as we approach the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. Based on recent work and scholarly arguments about continuities and discontinuities in modern German history from Bismarck to Hitler, well-known experts broadly explore four themes: the positioning of the Bismarckian Empire in the course of German history; the relationships between society, politics and culture in a period of momentous transformations; the escalation of military violence in Germany's colonies before 1914 and later in two world wars; and finally the situation of Germany within the international system as a major political and economic player."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.