Table of Contents

The regional dimension - economic geography, economic development and national integration in the 19th and 20th centuries; population and the economy in Germany, 1800-1900; land, peasant and lord in German agriculture since 1800; government and the economy in the nineteenth century; finance and industry; urbanization and social transformation 1800-1914; social policy and social welfare in Germany from the mid-19th century to the present; economy and state in Germany from the mid-19th century to the present; social structure in the 20th century; science, technology and society in Germany from 1800 to the present; women and the family; anthropometrics, consumption and leisure - the standard of living.

Promotional Information

* The last volume of the series which focuses on the most explosive period of recent history * Contains original contributions from an international team of scholars * Adopts an interdisciplinary approach to German economies, societies, and cultures

About the Author

Sheilagh Ogilvie is Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge, UK Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK