Table of Contents

Preface 1. Restoration Germany 1815-1847 2. The Revolution of 1848-1849 3. Germany in the 1850s 4. The Unification of Germany 1862-1870 5. The Development of the German Empire 1871-1890 6. Bismarck’s Foreign Policy 1871-1890 7. The Germany of William II 1890-1914 8. The Foreign Policy of Imperial Germany 1890-1914 9. Germany at War 1914-1918 10. The German Revolution 1918-1920 11. The Weimar Republic: The Critical Years 1919-1924 12. The Rise and Fall of the Weimar Republic 1924-1933 13. National Socialist Germany 1933-1945 14. Foreign Policy and War 1933-1945 15. The Two Germanies 16. The German Revolution 1989-90 Bibliography Index

Promotional Information

The formidable economic power and political influence the new Germany is likely to exert in Europe make more desirable than ever an understanding of its past. The latest edition of Carr's classic text and been thoroughly revised and includes a chapter on the revolution of 1989-90.

About the Author

William Carr was Professor of History at the University of Sheffield, UK. A former Chairman of the German History Society, Professor Carr authored numerous books on German history, including Arms, Autarky and Aggression: Study in German Foreign Policy, 1933-39 (1972), Hitler: A Study in Personality and Politics (1986) and The Origins of the Wars of German Unification (1991). The 4th edition of his classic textbook, A History of Germany 1815-1990, was published in 1991.

Reviews

this book remains the best single-volume history of modern Germany. Teaching History That the book has now entered its fourth edition is a great compliment to a historian whose work has not lost its relevance. It takes special skills to write a general history and Carr managed to avoid the dangers of such a project. He continuously focuses on the essential points and always aims at a balanced interpretation. These qualities make it an excellent textbook not only for undergraduate South African Historical Journal