Germany in the Modern World

Germany in the Modern World
Author: Sam A. Mustafa
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 0742568024

With a careful blend of concision and rich detail, Sam A. Mustafa's readable and lively text traces German history from Roman times to the present, placing particular emphasis on the past three centuries. Mustafa provides a judicious mix of narrative history and historiography, tracing the influential individuals and broad social currents, myths and legends, and political and cultural elements that have shaped the country. In addition, the book is unique in bringing the story fully to the present with a chapter on the past twenty years that explores the nation's reunification and its struggles with history and memory. All those with an interest in Germany will find Germany in the Modern World an engaging and rewarding read.

Germany and the Modern World, 1880–1914

Germany and the Modern World, 1880–1914
Author: Mark Hewitson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2018-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107039150

Re-assesses Germany's relationship with the wider world before 1914 by examining the connections between nationalism, transnationalism, imperialism and globalization.

Japan and Germany in the Modern World

Japan and Germany in the Modern World
Author: Bernd Martin
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2005-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781845450472

First study of the fascinating parallelism that characterizes developments in Japan and Germany by one of Germany's leading Japan specialists. With the founding of their respective national states, the Meiji Empire in 1869 and the German Reich in 1871, Japan and Germany entered world politics. Since then both countries have developed in strikingly similar ways, and it is not surprising that these two became close allies during the Second World War, although in the end this proved a "fatal attraction."

A History of Modern Germany Since 1815

A History of Modern Germany Since 1815
Author: Frank B. Tipton
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 772
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780520240490

"Tipton's book will prove a godsend to teachers and students of Modern German History; not only does it provide a fresh and compelling account of the whole period from 1815 right up to the present, it achieves a rare synthesis of social, political, economic and cultural history. You get the equivalent of about six (good) books for the price of one!!"--John Milfull, University of New South Wales "A comprehensive, balanced, up-to-date, and fair synthesis that will be extremely valuable to undergraduate students.... The writing is superior and the approach is sound.... This study will challenge student readers to make the sorts of connections that are demanded of them in too few of the competing texts."--James Retallack, University of Toronto

Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective

Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective
Author: Michael Meng
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 178533705X

Bringing together incisive contributions from an international group of colleagues and former students, Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective takes stock of the field of German history as exemplified by the extraordinary scholarly career of Konrad H. Jarausch. Through fascinating reflections on the discipline’s theoretical, professional, and methodological dimensions, it explores Jarausch’s monumental work as a teacher and a builder of scholarly institutions. In this way, it provides not merely a look back at the last fifty years of German history, but a path forward as new ideas and methods infuse the study of Germany’s past.

A History of Modern Germany

A History of Modern Germany
Author: Dietrich Orlow
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1315508354

Covering the entire period of modern German history - from nineteenth-century imperial Germany right through the present - this well-established text presents a balanced, general survey of the country's political division in 1945 and runs through its reunification in the present. Detailing foreign policy as well as political, economic and social developments, A History of Modern Germany presents a central theme of the problem of asymmetrical modernization in the country's history as it fully explores the complicated path of Germany's troubled past and stable present.

The Origins of Modern Germany

The Origins of Modern Germany
Author: Geoffrey Barraclough
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 508
Release: 1984
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780393301533

"No one is likely to underrate the importance for the rest of Europe--and, indeed, for world history--of the German reaction, beginning in the days of Bismarck, to the crisis of modern industrial capitalism," writes Professor Barraclough, "but the peculiar character of that reaction is only comprehensible in the light of Germany's past. Factors deeply rooted in German history . . . constituted an iron framework, a mold within which were cast all German efforts, from 1870 to 1939, to cope with the problems of modern capitalist society."

Modern Germany

Modern Germany
Author: Volker Rolf Berghahn
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1987-11-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521347488

Modern Germany presents a comprehensive overview and interpretation of the development of Germany in the twentieth century, a country whose history has decisively shaped the map and the politics of modern Europe and the world in which we live. Professor Berghahn is not merely concerned with politics diplomacy, but also with social change, economic performance and industrial relations. For this new edition Professor Berghahn has broadened and extended his discussion of the two Germanies. He also has updated the tables and bibliography.

Modern Germany

Modern Germany
Author: Wendell G. Johnson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2022-03-29
Genre: History
ISBN:

Modern Germany explores life, society, and history in this comprehensive thematic encyclopedia, spanning such topics as geography, pop culture, the media, and gender. Germany and its capital, Berlin, were the fulcrum of geopolitics in the twentieth century. After the Second World War, Germany was a divided nation. Many German citizens were born and educated and continued to work in eastern Germany (the former German Democratic Republic). This title in the Understanding Modern Nations series seeks to explain contemporary life and traditional culture through thematic encyclopedic entries. Themes in the book cover geography; history; politics and government; economy; religion and thought; social classes and ethnicity; gender, marriage, and sexuality; education; language; etiquette; literature and drama; art and architecture; music and dance; food; leisure and sports; and media and pop culture. Within each theme, short topical entries cover a wide array of key concepts and ideas, from LGBTQ issues in Germany to linguistic dialects to the ever-famous Oktoberfest. Geared specifically toward high school and undergraduate German students, readers interested in history and travel will find this book accessible and engaging.

Conversion and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Germany

Conversion and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Germany
Author: David M. Luebke
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0857453769

The Protestant and Catholic Reformations thrust the nature of conversion into the center of debate and politicking over religion as authorities and subjects imbued religious confession with novel meanings during the early modern era. The volume offers insights into the historicity of the very concept of “conversion.” One widely accepted modern notion of the phenomenon simply expresses denominational change. Yet this concept had no bearing at the outset of the Reformation. Instead, a variety of processes, such as the consolidation of territories along confessional lines, attempts to ensure civic concord, and diplomatic quarrels helped to usher in new ideas about the nature of religious boundaries and, therefore, conversion. However conceptualized, religious change— conversion—had deep social and political implications for early modern German states and societies.