Bismarck and the German Empire: 1871-1918 (Lancaster Pamphlets)

Updated and expanded, this second edition of Bismarck and the German Empire, 1871–1918 is an accessible introduction to this important period in German history. Providing both a narrative of events at the time and an analysis of social and cultural developments across the period, Lynn Abrams examines the political, economic and social structures of the Empire. Including the latest research, the book also covers: how Bismarck consolidated his regime the Wilhelmian period the factors that led to the outbreak of World War One. With a new introduction and updated further reading section – including a guide to useful websites – this book gives students the ideal introduction to this key period of German history.

Updated and expanded, this second edition of Bismarck and the German Empire, 1871–1918 is an accessible introduction to this important period in German history.

Providing both a narrative of events at the time and an analysis of social and cultural developments across the period, Lynn Abrams examines the political, economic and social structures of the Empire. Including the latest research, the book also covers:

• how Bismarck consolidated his regime
• the Wilhelmian period
• the factors that led to the outbreak of World War One.

With a new introduction and updated further reading section – including a guide to useful websites – this book gives students the ideal introduction to this key period of German history.

"Bismarck and the German Empire 1871-1918: Lynn Abrams provides a concise and accessible introduction to this important period in German history. The author examines the political, economic and social structures of the Empire and how Bismarck consolidated his regime as well as the Wilhelmine period and the factors which led to the outbreak of the First World War. Bismarck and the German Empire 1871-1918 is both a narrative of events and an analysis of social and cultural developments across the period." "This second edition has been fully updated and expanded, responding to the latest research in the area. It has a new introduction and further reading section, which includes a guide to useful websites."--BOOK JACKET Book cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Series-Title......Page 3 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Glossary and abbreviations......Page 11 Chronological table of events......Page 12 1 Introduction......Page 15 2 The new German state......Page 18 3 Bismarck and consolidation 1871-90......Page 27 4 Confrontation and integration 1890-1914......Page 41 5 War and revolution 1914-18......Page 53 6 Continuities and discontinuities in German history......Page 59 Notes......Page 61 Futher reading......Page 62 Lynn Abrams examines the political, economic and social structures of the Empire, and the repressive techniques employed by Bismarck to consolidate the regime. She also looks at the Germany of Wilhelm II and the events surrounding the First World War.