{"product_id":"imperial-germany-1871-1918-economy-society-culture-and-politics-9781845450113","title":"Imperial Germany 1871-1918: Economy, Society,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tA comprehensive history of German society in this period, providing a broad survey of its development. The volume is thematically organized and designed to give easy access to the major topics and issues of the Bismarkian and Wilhelmine eras. The statistical appendix contains a wide range of social, economic and political data. Written with the English-speaking student in mind, this book is likely to become a widely used text for this period, incorporating as it does twenty years of further research on the German Empire since the appearance of Hans-Ulrich Wehler's classic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... not a conventional political history but a comprehensive account of German society, alive to the conflicts and contradictions in that society and attentive to broader social, economic and cultural developments.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... a milestone in the historiography of the Kaiserreich ... an important and useful book both for teachers and scholars ... Students will be stimulated by the prospect of historiographic debate without being bored or turned off by its arcane twists and turns ... For now and ... for some time to come, [this book] will set the scholarly standard as we as fill a pedagogical void.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e  · The Historian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... the best comprehensive textbook on Imperial Germany available to date. [The author's] self-consciously didactic stance, his clarity of writing, his excellent cross-referencing throughout and ... the marvelous statistical appendix…will recommend the book to undergraduates.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · History Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003ci\u003e\"... a comprehensive, very readable introduction to German society ... Accessible to general readers and undergraduates; recommended for all libraries.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e  · Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART I: ECONOMY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Economic Sectors and Structural Change\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e National and Regional Economic Developments\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e The Organization of Industry\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART II: SOCIETY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Demographic Structure and Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Social Stratification and Inequalities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/b\u003e Women and Men\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Issues of Generation and Socialization\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/b\u003e Minorities and Majorities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Patterns of Social Inequality and their Milieus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART III: CULTURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e High Culture and Popular Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e The Sciences and Humanities\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e The Press, Its Readerships, and the Role of Intellectuals\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART IV: THE REALM OF POLITICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 13.\u003c\/b\u003e The Constitutional Framework\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 14.\u003c\/b\u003e Parties and Elections in a Period of Dynamic Change\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 15.\u003c\/b\u003e Organizations and Movements in the Extraparliamentary Sphere\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 16.\u003c\/b\u003e Structure and Functional Changes in the Executive Branch\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 17.\u003c\/b\u003e The Evolution of Domestic Politics, 1871–1914\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 18.\u003c\/b\u003e Foreign Policy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003ePART V: WORLD WAR I:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 19.\u003c\/b\u003e The July Crisis of 1914\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 20.\u003c\/b\u003e Strategy, Diplomacy, War Aims As Seen “From Above”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 21.\u003c\/b\u003e The World War As Experienced “From Below”\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cb\u003eChapter 22.\u003c\/b\u003e Military Defeat and the Collapse of the Hohenzollern Monarchy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042961228119,"sku":"9781845450113","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781845450113.jpg?v=1750956417","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/imperial-germany-1871-1918-economy-society-culture-and-politics-9781845450113","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}