Synopses & Reviews
The German Empire has been the focus of enormous historical interest, particularly during the last thirty years, when its relationship to the Third Reich became an acute historical and civic problem. This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the rich historical literature on the subject. In topical chapters, a group of leading scholars from six different countries, who have themselves participated in crafting the historiography of Imperial Germany, address the principal interpretive issues that have informed this literature. The volume provides a central reference for students of modern German and European history.
The chapters present historiographical surveys, which integrate original analyses and extended bibliographies. The topics covered include historical geography, agriculture, technology and industrial growth, demographic and social change, regionalism and particularism, confessionalism, state and society, education, political mobilization, the socialist labor movement, the academic disciplines and social thought, literature and the arts, foreign policy, colonialism and colonial empire, the armed forces and military planning, and Imperial Germany during World War I. The volume provides a central reference for students of modern German and European history.
Review
This collection of 18 English-language contributions by specialists of the Kaiserreich, the German Empire from 1871 to 1918, is well suited to readers of many levels, from undergraduates to professional scholars....[T]he study is highly recommended for all levels. The authors succeed an synthesizing Imperial Germany. It is clear why that nation-state provided much of the ideological fodder for Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, and why its historical context still resonates today.Choice
Review
[T]he choice of themes is refreshing, and the extended bibliographies which follow each chapter are, with few exceptions, excellent.German History
Synopsis
The German Empire has been the focus of enormous historical interest, particularly during the last thirty years, when its relationship to the Third Reich became an acute historical and civic problem. This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the rich historical literature on the subject. In topical chapters, a group of leading scholars from six different countries, who have themselves participated in crafting the historiography of Imperial Germany, address the principal interpretive issues that have informed this literature. The chapters present historiographical surveys, which integrate original analyses and extended bibliographies. The topics covered include historical geography, agriculture, technology and industrial growth, demographic and social change, regionalism and particularism, confessionalism, state and society, education, political mobilization, the socialist labor movement, the academic disciplines and social thought, literature and the arts, foreign policy, colonialism and colonial empire, the armed forces and military planning, and Imperial Germany during World War I. The volume provides a central reference for students of modern German and European history.
Synopsis
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the rich historical literature on the German Empire.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]-515) and index.
About the Author
ROGER CHICKERING is Professor of History at the Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University.
Table of Contents
The Quest for a Usable German Empire by Roger Chickering
Historical Geography by Norman Pounds
Agriculture by Rita Aldenhoff
Technology and Industrial Growth by Frank B. Tipton
Demographic and Social Change by Jean Quataert
Regionalism and Particularism by Dan S. White
Confessionalism by Gangolf Hubinger
Constitution, Administration, and the Law by Michael John
State and Society by Andrew Lees
Education by James Albisetti
The Socialist Labor Movement by Vernon L. Lidtke
Political Mobilization by Brett Fairbairn
The Academic Disciplines and Social Thought by Rudiger vom Bruch
Literature and the Arts by Peter Jelavich
Foreign Policy by Jost Dulffer
Colonialism and Colonial Empire by Woodruff D. Smith
The Armed Forces and Military Planning by Stig Forster
Imperial Germany at War, 1914-1918 by Roger Chickering
General Bibliography
Index