A History of Modern Germany

A HISTORY OF MODERN GERMANY

A History of Modern Germany provides a comprehensive account of the social, political, and economic history of Germany from 1800 to the present. Written in an engaging and accessible narrative style, this popular textbook offers an expansive view of the nation's complex and fragmented past, tracing the development of the German national consciousness through Napoleonic rule, the unification of Germany, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, post-war division, the collapse of Communism, reunification, and the first two decades of the 21st century. Throughout the text, the authors discuss the tensions prompted by structural changes within Germany, long-term shifts in demographics, social and economic reforms, and more.

Now in its third edition, A History of Modern Germany offers richer coverage of German cultural history, the German Democratic Republic, modernization, class, religion, and gender. Updated chapters explore continuity in imperial projects from Bismarck to Hitler, memory and commemoration since 1945, the distinct but intertwined histories of the two Germanys between 1949 and 1989, and the experience of diversity after the Second World into the post-unification era.

A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present, Third Edition is an excellent textbook for undergraduate students taking courses in modern German history or modern European history as well as general readers with an interest in the subject.

Auteur

Martin Kitchen is Professor Emeritus of History at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His books include Nazi Germany at War, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Germany, The German Offensives of 1918, The Third Reich: Charisma and Community, and Rommel's Desert War: Waging World War II in North Africa, 1941--1943. Internationally recognized as a key author in the study of contemporary history, Professor Kitchen has served on the editorial boards of International History Review, Canadian Journal of History, and International Affairs.

Lauren Faulkner Rossi is Assistant Professor of History at Simon Fraser University, where she teaches courses on World War II and modern German history. She is the author of Wehrmacht Priests and has published articles in journals such as Contemporary European History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Journal of Modern History.