Chronologically structured, this textbook focuses on the domestic political developments of the period, putting them into context through a balanced guide to the economic and social background, culture and foreign policy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 German nationalism between failure and revival 1850-1862 2 The wars of unification 1862-1870 3 Imperial Germany - the liberal phase 1870-1879 4 Bismarck's system in decline 1879-1890 5 The Wilhelmine age 6 Towards Weltpolitik and social imperialism 1890-1909 7 Stagnation at home, 'encirclement' abroad 1909-1914 8 Germany during the war years 1914-1918, Conclusion