A History of Germany, 1800 to the Present

(Paperback, 5th edition)

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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 Germanys 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.

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In addition to preserving all of the strengths of William Carrs classic text on modern Germany, David Wetzel has done a brilliant job revising some interpretations on the basis of new scholarship and bringing the story up to the present. This is a clearly written, well informed account of Germanys fascinating and often tragic national history. * James Sheehan, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University, USA *

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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).