Twentieth-century Germany : politics, culture and society 1918-1990

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Author:

Fulbrook, Mary, 1951-

ISBN:

9780340763315

9780340763308

Publication Information:

London : Arnold ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Physical Description:

vi, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

General Note:

"Except for Ch. 6, originally published as part of Mary Fulbrook, ed., German history since 1800"--T.p. verso.

Contents:

Introduction / Mary Fulbrook -- Pt. I. 1918-1945 -- 1. Germany from war to dictatorship / Richard Bessel -- 2. The German inter-war economy: political choice versus economic determinism / Niall Ferguson -- 3. Culture and society in Weimar Germany: the impact of modernism and mass culture / Elizabeth Harvey -- 4. The rise of the Nazis: Sonderweg or spanner in the works? / Jill Stephenson -- 5. Hitler and the Nazi dictatorship / Ian Kershaw -- 6. From Blitzkrieg to total war / Omer Bartov -- 7. The 'final solution' / Nicholas Stargardt -- Pt. II. Germany since 1945 -- 8. Division and stability: the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-1989 / Mark Roseman -- 9. The failed experiment: East German communism / Mark Allinson -- 10. Ossis and Wessis: the creation of two German societies, 1945-1990 / Mary Fulbrook -- 11. Culture, history and national identity in the two Germanies, 1945-1999 / Erica Carter -- 12. The end of the GDR: revolution and voluntary annexation / Jonathan Osmond.

Chronology: Germany, 1918-1990.

Geographic Term:

Germany -- History -- 20th century.

Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.

Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.

Added Author:

Fulbrook, Mary, 1951-

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This book is a clear and accessible guide to the controversial course of modern German history. A series of intellectually innovative and stimulating essays address key issues and debates, providing both chronological coverage and a thematic approach to modern German politics, economy, society, and culture.