List of Illustrations List of Maps Preface Acknowledgements PART ONE: GERMANY UNIFIED, 1815-70 Germany Recast: The French Revolutionary Wars and the Vienna Settlement, 1792-1815 The Post War Era, 1815-47: Restoration and Change Revolution and Reaction, 1848-58 The Unification of Germany PART TWO: THE SECOND REICH, 1871-1918 Economic, Social and Cultural Transformations Politics from Bismarck to Bethmann Hollweg German Foreign Policy, 1871-1914 Germany at War PART THREE: THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC AND THE THIRD REICH Revolution and Instability, October 1918-1923 Partial Stabilization, 1924-29 The Change of Regime: The Collapse of Weimar and the Formation and Consolidation of the Third Reich, 1930-34 The Third Reich, 1933-39 Expansion, War and Defeat PART FOUR: PARTITION AND REUNIFICATION, 1945-90 Occupation and Division, 1945-49 The Cold War and the Two Germanies, 1950-88 Domestic Developments in the Two Germanies, 1949-63 The Decades of Challenge: The Two Germanies, 1963-88 Reunification and After PART FIVE: ASSESSMENT Is There a German Sonderweg? PART SIX: DOCUMENTS Chronology Glossary and Abbreviations Bibliography Notes and References Index
David G. Williamson is a Writer and Freelance Lecturer and experienced textbook author. He was previously Head of History at Highgate School, and prior to this he lectured at Bishop Grossteste College, UK.
'Provides a lucid, well-focused and comprehensive introduction to a fascinating period in German history.' - William Niven, The Nottingham Trent University 'Pedagogically, this is an outstanding book...an ideal teaching tool, and one would be hard pressed to find - or to write - a better introductory survey on German history.' - Times Higher Education Supplement 'Comprehensive and easily understandable...lively and clear, containing a wealth of interesting detail without ever losing sight of the main argument.' - Joerg Seifert, Warwick University, Deutsch: Lehren und Lernen
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