A Concise History of GermanyThis book provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of German history from the early middle ages to the present day. The multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has provided a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. Mary Fulbrook provides a crisp synthesis of a vast array of historical material, and explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of scholarly controversies. First published in 1990, A Concise History of Germany now appears in an updated second edition. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION THE GERMAN LANDS AND PEOPLE | 1 |
MEDIAEVAL GERMANY | 9 |
Germany in the early and high middle ages | 13 |
Germany in the later middle ages | 22 |
THE AGE OF CONFESSIONALISM 15001648 | 33 |
the early years | 34 |
The German Peasants War | 40 |
The development of the German Reformation | 43 |
Culture in Imperial Germany | 144 |
Foreign policy and the First World War | 148 |
DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP 191845 | 155 |
origins and early years | 156 |
The period of apparent stabilisation | 167 |
The collapse of Weimar democracy | 172 |
The consolidation of Hitlers power | 179 |
Foreign policy and war | 187 |
Germany in the age of CounterReformation | 50 |
The Thirty Years War | 53 |
The Peace of Westphalia and the effects of the War | 60 |
THE AGE OF ABSOLUTISM 16481815 | 69 |
Absolutism and the rise of Prussia | 72 |
Religion culture and Enlightenment | 84 |
The impact of the French Revolution | 94 |
THE AGE OF INDUSTRIALISATION 18151918 | 104 |
The revolutions of 1848 | 116 |
The unification of Germany | 122 |
Germany under Bismarck | 131 |
Society and politics in Wilhelmine Germany | 137 |
Holocaust resistance and defeat | 197 |
THE TWO GERMANIES 194590 | 205 |
From establishment to consolidation | 212 |
Politics in the two Germanies 194989 | 220 |
Economy and society in West Germany | 230 |
Economy and society in the GDR 194989 | 235 |
The revolution of 1989 and the unification of Germany | 243 |
THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1990 | 250 |
PATTERNS AND PROBLEMS OF GERMAN HISTORY | 258 |
Suggestions for further reading | 262 |
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