A History of Germany 1918 - 2014

The fourth edition of A History of Germany, 1918-2014: ADivided Nation introduces students to the key themes of20th century German history, tracing the dramaticsocial, cultural, and political tensions in Germany since 1918. Nowthoroughly updated, the text includes new coverage of the Eurocrisis and a review of Angela Merkel's Chancellorship. New edition of a well-known, classic survey by a leadingscholar in the field, thoroughly updated for a new generation ofreaders Provides an overview of the turbulent history of Germany fromthe end of the First World War through the Third Reich and beyond,examining the character and consequences of war and genocide Treats German history from 1918 to 2014 from the perspectivesof instability, division and reunification, covering East and WestGerman history in equal depth Offers important reflections on Angela Merkel'sChancellorship as it extends into a new term * Concise, substantive coverage of this period make it an idealresource for undergraduate students

Auteur

Mary Fulbrook is Dean of the Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences at University College London (UCL). She was founding Joint Editor of German History, and has served as Chair of the German History Society as well as Chair of the Modern History Section of the British Academy. Her books include Anatomy of a Dictatorship: Inside the GDR, 19491989 (1995), German National Identity After the Holocaust (1999), Interpretations of the Two Germanies, 19451990 (Second Edition, 2000), Historical Theory (2002), A Concise History of Germany (Second Edition, 2004), The People's State: East German Society from Hitler to Honecker (2005), Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence through the German Dictatorships (2011), and the Fraenkel Prize winning A Small Town near Auschwitz: Ordinary Nazis and the Holocaust (2012).

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Introducing the key themes of 20th-century German history, this survey traces the course of social, cultural, and political tensions in Germany since 1918. Starting with the self-destructive Weimar Republic, author Mary Fulbrook guides readers through the extremes of genocide and military aggression in the Nazi era; the extraordinary political experiment of dividing the nation during the Cold War; the collapse of communist East Germany; and unification with capitalist democratic West Germany in 1990. A History of Germany, 1918-2014 also covers events since the end of the Cold War, examining the changing ways in which Germany remains divided even today. Treating West and East German history in equal depth, the author provides a useful framework for exploring continuities and changes in modern Germany. In this fourth edition, the author has thoroughly updated the text with particular focus on developments since unification in 1990. She includes discussion of Germany's pivotal role in the Euro crisis, the importance of the 2013 elections, and a review of Angela Merkel's Chancellorship. The book concludes with reflections on Germany's tumultuous history over the century since the First World War.

Résumé

The fourth edition of A History of Germany, 1918-2014: A Divided Nation introduces students to the key themes of 20th century German history, tracing the dramatic social, cultural, and political tensions in Germany since 1918. Now thoroughly updated, the text includes new coverage of the Euro crisis and a review of Angela Merkel's Chancellorship.

• New edition of a well-known, classic survey by a leading scholar in the field, thoroughly updated for a new generation of readers
• Provides an overview of the turbulent history of Germany from the end of the First World War through the Third Reich and beyond, examining the character and consequences of war and genocide
• Treats German history from 1918 to 2014 from the perspectives of instability, division and reunification, covering East and West German history in equal depth
• Offers important reflections on Angela Merkel's Chancellorship as it extends into a new term
• Concise, substantive coverage of this period make it an ideal resource for undergraduate students

Contenu

List of Plates vii

List of Maps ix

Preface to the Fourth Edition x

Preface to the Third Edition xi

Preface to the Second Edition xii

Acknowledgements xiv

1 The Course of German History 1

Part I A Divided Society: The Weimar Republic and the Third Reich 13

2 The Weimar Republic: Origins and Orientations 15

3 The Collapse of Democracy and the Rise of Hitler 40

4 A 'National Community'? State, Economy and Society, 19331939 57

5 War, Extermination and Defeat 80

Part II The Divided Nation: The Two Germanies, 19451990 111

6 Occupation and Division, 19451949 113

7 Crystallization and Consolidation, 19491961 142

8 Transformation and the 'Established Phase', 19611988 164

9 Diverging Societies 183

10 Politics and the State 200

11 Dissent and Opposition 217

12 Diverging Cultures and National Identities? 237

13 The East German Revolution and the End of the Postwar Era 259

Part III The Divided Century 281

14 The Berlin Republic 283

15 Tension and Transformation in Twentieth-century Germany 301

Notes 319

Select Bibliography of English-language Works 337

Index 345