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Book SynopsisModern Germany: A Global History places Germany in a global and transnational context, while offering a broad scope of chronological and thematic coverage. The authors present German-speaking lands in relation to the rest of the world, rather than as discrete entities, bringing global and transnational linkages and interdependencies into focus.
Trade ReviewModern Germany is superior in its comprehensive, cultural, interdisciplinary, international approach. If you are teaching survey courses in German history and/or culture, it will benefit your students more than any other book on the market."-Bernd Schaefer, George Washington University
Modern Germany more intentionally places Germany in a global and transnational context, while offering a broad scope of chronological and thematic coverage."-David G. Tompkins, Carleton College
I find the synthesis of both recent and classic scholarship exemplary. The authors have gracefully woven in historiographic debates and all the topics seem highly appropriate and interesting. Individual voices and lives of key personalities have been brought in as well, so it's not only about structures, but also lived experience. The writing is first-rate."-Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, University of Tennessee
The text weaves in more current scholarship and themes (place of regionalism, role of outsiders, relationship of Germany to the world) without sacrificing more traditional themes."-Christopher Fischer, Indiana State University
Table of ContentsMaps Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Chapter 1: A World in Flux, 1500-1648 The Politics of Empire Culture and Society in the Age of Exploration The Reformation and its Consequences Conclusion Chapter 2: Germans in the Age of Absolutism, 1648-1740 Dynastic Politics, Trade, and Imperial Exchange State-Building and War in the Age of Absolutism Society, Popular Culture, and Belief Conclusion Chapter 3: German Empires and Enlightenments, 1740-1790 Poets, Philosophers, and World Citizens Reforming State and Society War and Empire Conclusion Chapter 4: Revolution and Reform, 1789-1815 The French Revolution in Germany The Impact of the Revolution on German States and Peoples, 1803-1815 The End of the Holy Roman Empire and the Emerging German Nation, 1803-1815 Conclusion Chapter 5: Between Reaction and Revolution, 1815-1848 Society and Economy Culture and Politics in the Vormärz The Revolutions of 1848 Conclusion Chapter 6: Toward Germany, 1848-1871 Industry and Society German Culture Beyond Borders The Politics of Nationhood Conclusion Chapter 7: Building Empire at Home and Abroad, 1871-1890 Building Democracy Nation-Building and Its Discontents Building Empire Conclusion Chapter 8: Wilhelmine Germany and
