A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present by Carr, William

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350062177)

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A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present by Carr, William

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present

$135.00
A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present by Carr, William

A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present

$135.00
Format: Hardcover
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A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present is a commanding survey of modern German history that guides you from the turn of the 19th century right the way through to Germany's continuing world-power status today. Covering the revolutions of 1848-49, Bismarck, the World Wars, the Cold War and the progress of a reunified Germany, the 5th edition of this classic textbook provides an authoritative exploration of the country across the whole period like no other.

This edition includes:

* A new first chapter covering 1800-1815
* A greatly expanded chapter on the re-unification in 1989-90
* An absorbing final chapter on the political, economic, and social developments in the 'new' Federal Republic from 1990 to the present, including a comprehensive analysis of the financial crisis of 2008-2010
* Additional content throughout on: the political activism and engagement of women from 1848-49 to the present; the significance of German colonialism from 1884 to 1919; the origins of WWI; the Third Reich; and the GDR
* Biographical textbox vignettes of key actors
* For the first time, 40 images and 9 maps

Rich with insights into the key historiographical debates, this book offers a thorough introduction to Germany's complex modern history.

Author: William Carr, David Wetzel
ISBN-10: 1350062170
ISBN-13: 9781350062177
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 02/23/2023
Pages: 520
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.24lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.13d
By William Carr
By William Carr
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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 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.

David Wetzel is Lecturer at the University of California Berkeley, USA. He is the author of A Duel of Giants: Bismarck, Napoleon III and the Origins of the Franco-Prussian War (2001) and A Duel of Nations: Germany, France, and the Diplomacy of the War of 1870-1871 (2012). He is also the editor of From the Berlin Museum to the Berlin Wall: Essays on the Cultural and Political History of Modern Germany (1996).

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