"This broad survey of imperial Germany provides rich insights into this fractious period, when furious economic growth and social change resulted in pervasive civic conflict. The German Empire, 1871-1918 explores the challenges of rapid industrialization and urban growth, both for local communities and Germany's global relations"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Maps; Abbreviations; Prologue; 1. Building the Nation-State; 2. High Industrialism; 3. Region and Faith; 4. Rural Life; 5. Urban Germany; 6. Social Democracy; 7. Bowling Together; 8. Gender Relations; 9. State and Society in the Era of Bismarck; 10. The National Community; 11. 'Our Misfortune'; 12. Wilhelmine Germany; 13. Global Germany; 14. From War to War; 15. The End of the German Empire; Afterlife; Select Bibliography; Index.
