Modern Germany
Subtitle: her political and economic problems, her foreign and domestic policy, her ambitions, and the causes of her successes and of her failures.
Edition: 4th and very greatly enl. ed., completely rev. and brought up to July 1912, by J. Ellis Barker.
Publisher: Smith, Elder & Co.
Published: 1912
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 764
Subjects: Germany -- Politics and government -- 1888-1918.; Germany -- Economic policy.; Germany -- Economic conditions.; Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1871-1918.
Notes: 1st edition, 1905, issued under the author's former name O. Eltzbacher.
"Part of this book has appeared in the form of articles in the Nineteenth Century and After, the Fortnightly Review, the Contemporary Review and the National Review."--Pref.
The Social democratic party.--The triumph of imperialism over social democracy, the lessons of the German election of 1907.--The triumph of liberalism over reaction; the lessons of the German election of 1912.--Education and mis-education in Germany.--The rural industries of Germany.--The shipbuilding and shipping industries of Germany.--The chemical industries.--The fiscal policy of Germany and its result.--Why and how Bismarck introduced protection.--Germany's wealth and finances.--German labour conditions.--German industrial conditions.--The future of Anglo-German relations and British tariff reform.--Analytical index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The functions of the state in England and in Germany.; title: The fundamental principles of Germany's foreign policy.; title: The expansion of Germany and the problem of Austria-Hungary.; title: The expansion of Germany and the Netherlands.; title: The expansion of Germany and the Russian problem.; title: Germany's world policy and her attitude towards Anglo-Saxon countries.; title: Germany and the British dominions, her attempts to defeat imperial reciprocity.; title: England, Germany, and the Baltic.; title: The relations between Germany and France.; title: The Morocco crisis of 1911.; title: Anglo-German differences, German evidence on the subject.; title: The Triple alliance, can Germany rely upon her partners?; title: The army and navy of Germany.; title: The German Navy league and the navy.; title: The German navy and operations over sea.; title: The German emperor as a political factor.