Germany’s Struggle for Modernity
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-80539-958-2 (ISBN)
In the historiography of modern Germany, the nineteenth century’s innovations mark a period of seismic change. From accelerating demographic growth to growing secularization and the rise of nationalism, it was a century which laid the foundations for both a civil society and the dictatorships of the twentieth century. In this comprehensive history of Germany from 1780 to 1918, Jürgen Kocka re-examines the transformative interactions that took place between society, economy, culture, and politics. Innovatively resituating these developments within a wider context of conflict and transformation in Europe, this book illuminates new ways to understand the emergence of classical modernity within the nineteenth century.
Jürgen Kocka is a historian of modern Germany and Europe. Since 1988, he has held the position of Professor of the History of the Industrial World at the Free University of Berlin. Focusing on comparative approaches, social history and the cooperation between history and the social sciences, he has held positions such as President of the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) and President of the International Organization of Historians. His recent publications include; Kampf um die Moderne: Das Lang 19. Jahrhundert in Deutschland (bpb 2021), Historians and the Future (Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study 2020), and Capitalism: A Short History (Princeton University Press 2016).
List of Tables
Foreword to the English Edition
Preface to the English Edition
List of Abbreviations
Timeline
Chapter 1. Images of Nineteenth-Century Germany and Their Change Over Time
Chapter 2. The Century of Industrialization
Chapter 3. Population Growth and Patterns of Migration—Poverty and Gradual Amelioration
Chapter 4. An Increasingly Bourgeois Century
Chapter 5. Education and Scholarship, the Sciences and the Arts
Chapter 6. Nation State, Integration and War
Conclusion: The Breakthrough of Classical Modernity
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.03.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 11 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80539-958-6 / 1805399586 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80539-958-2 / 9781805399582 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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