Nineteenth-Century Germany: Politics, Culture, and Society 1780-1918

by John Breuilly (Editor)

Overview

John Breuilly brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to examine Germany's history from 1780 to 1918, featuring chapters on economic, demographic and social as well as cultural and intellectual history. There are also chapters on political and military history covering the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, the post-Napoleonic period, the revolutions of 1848-1849, the unification of Germany, Bismarckian Germany and Wilhelmine Germany, and Germany during the First World War.

This new edition, which retains the helpful further reading suggestions for each chapter and a chronology, has been completely updated to take account of recent historiography. The statistical data has been expanded, more maps and images have been introduced, and there are two new chapters on transnational approaches and gender history. Finally, the editor has added a conclusion which reflects on the key developments in the history of Germany over the “long nineteenth century”.

Providing clear surveys of the central events and developments and addressing major debates amongst historians, Nineteenth-Century Germany is vital reading for all those wishing to understand this crucial period in modern German history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474269469
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/31/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	6.17(w) x 9.11(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

John Breuilly is Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, UK. He is the author of Nationalism and the State (2nd Ed., 1993), The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800-1871 (1996), Austria, Prussia and The Making of Germany: 1806-1871 (2nd Ed., 2011) and co-edited with Ronald Speirs, Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses (2005). He is also the editor of The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism (2013).

Table of Contents

List of Maps
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Preface
1. Introduction – John Breuilly, London School of Economics, UK
Part I – 1780-1871
2. The German Lands before 1815 – Joachim Whaley, University of Cambridge, UK
3. Germany 1815-1848: Restoration or pre-March? – Christopher Clark, University of Cambridge, UK
4. 'Relative Backwardness' and Long-Run Developments: Economic, Demographic and Social Changes – Robert Lee, University of Liverpool, UK
5. Cultural and Intellectual History – Astrid Köhler, Queen Mary University of London, UK
6. The Revolutions of 1848-9 and the Persistence of the Old Regime in Germany (1848-1850) – Wolfram Siemann, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany
7. Revolution to Unification – John Breuilly, London School of Economics, UK
Part II – 1871-1918
8. Bismarckian Germany – James Brophy, University of Delaware, USA
9. Demographic Growth, Industrialisation and Social Change – Volker Berghahn, Columbia University, USA
10. Wilhelmine Germany – Mark Hewitson, University College London, UK
11. Imperial Germany: Cultural and Intellectual Trends – Matthew Jefferies, University of Manchester, UK
12. The First World War – Roger Chickering, Georgetown University, USA
Part III - Germany in the Long 19th Century
13. Transnational Perspectives on 19th-Century Germany – Ulrike Lindner, University of Cologne, Germany
14. Gender in 19th-Century Germany – Ute Frevert, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
15. Concluding Reflections - John Breuilly, London School of Economics, UK
Appendix 1: Some Basic Statistics for Germany, 1815-1918
Appendix 2: Chronology – Germany, 1800-1918
Notes on the Contributors
Index

Editorial Reviews

Over the course of the 19th century, the Germans forged a nation. Yet building the nation state was only one part of a process of reorganizing society and reconnecting people nationally and trans-nationally. With great conceptual clarity and a wealth of information, this book charts how the Germans made sense of the modern world that emerged around them.” —Benjamin Ziemann, Professor of Modern German History, University of Sheffield, UK

“This sparkling collection of essays has a distinguished pedigree, and now it has been thoroughly updated with new authors and new ideas. All chapters address compelling debates about the transformations of German life from the French Revolution to the First World War, putting the lie to lamentations that the 19th century is somehow vanishing from writing on German and European history. Breuilly's conclusion challenges readers to reconsider the social, economic, cultural and political changes that made Germany into one of the most modern-and restless-nations on earth.” —James Retallack, Professor of History and German Studies, University of Toronto, Canada

From the Publisher

This is an outstanding textbook. Truly immense fields are handled with real panache...the best available introduction an excellent choice of contributors.

T.C.W. Blanning

The collection is a satisfying introduction to the area. The essays are comprehensive without becoming superficial and balance the need for factual information with the requirement that students are provided with quite sophisticated discussions of tricky historiographical disputes.

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