A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present (5th Edition)

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present (5th Edition)
William Carr, David Wetzel
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h244 x 169mm - 520pg
23 Feb 2023 UK
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9781350062160
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A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present is a commanding survey of modern German history that guides you from the turn of the 19th century right the way through to Germany' s continuing world-power status today. Covering the revolutions of 1848-49, Bismarck, the World Wars, the Cold War and the progress of a reunified Germany, the 5th edition of this classic textbook provides an authoritative exploration of the country across the whole period like no other. This edition includes:* A new first chapter covering 1800-1815* A greatly expanded chapter on the re-unification in 1989-90* An absorbing final chapter on the political, economic, and social developments in the ' new' Federal Republic from 1990 to the present, including a comprehensive analysis of the financial crisis of 2008-2010* Additional content throughout on: the political activism and engagement of women from 1848-49 to the present; the significance of German colonialism from 1884 to 1919; the origins of WWI; the Third Reich; and the GDR* Biographical textbox vignettes of key actors* For the first time, 40 images and 9 mapsRich with insights into the key historiographical debates, this book offers a thorough introduction to Germany' s complex modern history.
William Carr was Professor of History at the University of Sheffield, UK. A former Chairman of the German History Society, Professor Carr authored numerous books on German history, including Hitler: A Study in Personality and Politics (1986) and The Origins of the Wars of German Unification (1991). The 4th edition of his classic textbook, A History of Germany 1815-1990, was published in 1991. David Wetzel is Lecturer at the University of California Berkeley, USA. He is the author of A Duel of Giants: Bismarck, Napoleon III and the Origins of the Franco-Prussian War (2001) and A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870-1871 (2012). He is also the editor of From the Berlin Museum to the Berlin Wall: Essays on the Cultural and Political History of Modern Germany (1996).
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ISBN-13: 9781350062160
Published: 23 Feb 2023
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Height: 244mm
Width: 169mm
Pages: 520

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