Imperial Germany, 1850-1918
By: Edgar Feuchtwanger.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Imperialism.; Germany -- History -- 1848-1870.; Germany -- History -- 1871-1918.; Germany -- Social conditions -- 1871-1918.; Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1871-1918.; Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1888-1918.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-207) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chronology ix; title: Introduction xv; title: Maps xxi; title: Map 1: The German Confederation in 1815 xxi; title: Map 2: The Unification of Germany xxii; title: Map 3: Europe: 1878 xxiii 1 German nationalism between failure and revival 1850-1862 1; title: The aftermath of the 1848 revolutions 2; title: Economy and society during the restoration 6; title: The politics of restoration 9; title: The economic struggle between Austria and Prussia 14; title: The Crimean War and changes in the European power balance 15; title: The New Era in Prussia 18; title: The Italian war of 1859 19; title: The Prussian constitutional conflict 22; title: Bismarck becomes prime minister 24; title: 2 The wars of unification 1862-1870 28; title: The beginnings of the Bismarck regime in Prussia 28; title: The Schleswig-Holstein crisis 32; title: Revival of conflict between Austria and Prussia 36; title: The war of 1866 41; title: Domestic consequences of the war of 1866 43; title: The establishment of the North German Confederation 44; title: The North German Confederation and the South 47; title: The war of 1870 52; title: The creation of the German empire 57; title: 3 Imperial Germany- the liberal phase 1870-1879 60; title: Constitution and political structure of the Reich 60; title: The Kulturkampf 63; title: Economic boom and bust 67; title: The end of the liberal period 70; title: The rise of the socialist movement 70; title: Bismarck breaks with the Liberals 72; title: Anti-socialist law and protection 76; title: Foreign policy during the first decade of the Reich 78; title: The dual alliance 82; title: 4 Bismarck's system in decline 1879-1890 84; title: Domestic developments in the 1880s 84; title: Bismarck's social policy 85; title: Changes in party alignments 87; title: Foreign and colonial policy in the 1880s 90; title: Anti-Polish measures 91; title: The cartel elections 93; title: The fall of Bismarck 95; title: 5 The Wilhelmine age 99; title: The growth of economic power 99; title: Modernity and cultural pessimism 102; title: The changing structure of politics 104; title: The political parties 107; title: The SPD and the free trade unions 108; title: The liberal parties 111; title: The conservative parties 112; title: The Centre party 114; title: Organized interests and lobbies 115; title: 6 Towards Weltpolitik and social imperialism 1890-1909 119; title: Domestic policy under Caprivi 119; title: The chancellorship of Hohenlohe 125; title: Divisive social issues - lex Heinze and lex Arons 127; title: Towards Weltpolitik 129; title: The Biilow years 134.; title: Socialpolicy under Posadowsky-Wehner 136; title: Biulow's social imperialism 137; title: Domestic policy in the lateryears of Bulow 142; title: Germany's international position deteriorates 146; title: The Daily Telegraph interview and the fall of Bilow 147; title: 7 Stagnation at home, 'encirclement' abroad 1909-1914 151; title: The chancellorship of Bethmann Hollweg 151; title: The SPD between reformist pragmatism and revolutionary rhetoric 153; title: The minority problems of the Reich: Poles and Alsace-Lorrainers 154; title: Bethmann Hollweg's foreign policy 156; title: The repercussions of Agadir 158; title: Efforts to reduce Anglo-German tension 161; title: The Balkan wars 162; title: The Zabern affair 166; title: Cultural clashes 167; title: The coming of war 170; title: 8 Germany during the war years 1914-1918 175; title: German war aims 178; title: The strains of war at the front and at home 180; title: Hindenburg and Ludendorffform the third Oberste Heeresleitung 183; title: 1917: the turning point 185; title: The fall of Bethmann Hollweg and the Reichstag's peace resolution 187; title: The Russian collapse 189; title: The German army crumbles 191; title: The revolution begins 194; title: Conclusion 197 Appendix: Tables 199; title: Suggestions for further reading 203; title: Index 209.