Description
A classic text - now expanded and brought up-to-date - that sees an international team of distinguished scholars chart and analyze the political, social, economic and cultural history of Germany in the long 19th century.
About the Author
John Breuilly is Emeritus Professor of Nationalism and Ethnicity at the London School of Economics, UK. His books include Nationalism and the State (2nd Ed., 1993), The Formation of the First German Nation-State, 1800-1871 (1996), Austria, Prussia and The Making of Germany: 1806-1871 (2nd Ed., 2011). He is also the editor of The Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism (2013).
Reviews
Over the course of the 19th century, the Germans forged a nation. Yet building the nation state was only one part of a process of reorganizing society and reconnecting people nationally and trans-nationally. With great conceptual clarity and a wealth of information, this book charts how the Germans made sense of the modern world that emerged around them. * Benjamin Ziemann, Professor of Modern German History, University of Sheffield, UK *
This sparkling collection of essays has a distinguished pedigree, and now it has been thoroughly updated with new authors and new ideas. All chapters address compelling debates about the transformations of German life from the French Revolution to the First World War, putting the lie to lamentations that the 19th century is somehow vanishing from writing on German and European history. Breuilly's conclusion challenges readers to reconsider the social, economic, cultural and political changes that made Germany into one of the most modern-and restless-nations on earth. * James Retallack, Professor of History and German Studies, University of Toronto, Canada *
Book Information
ISBN 9781474269469
Author Professor John Breuilly
Format Paperback
Page Count 408
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 622g