The Problem of Revolution in Germany, 1789-1989: v. 12 (German Historical Perspectives) - Hardcover

Reinhard Rürup

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859732763 ISBN 13: 9781859732762

Publisher: Berg Publishers, 2000

Synopsis

Until very recently Germany has frequently been characterized as the 'country without revolution', and the catastrophies of its recent history have been attributed to the lack of successful modernizing impulses. This series of essays by leading German scholars explores the effects of revolutions upon German history from 1789 to 1989 - the date of Germany's 'peaceful revolution' - and discusses the fundamental questions of reform and revolution, the effects of war, counter-revolution and defeat on the social process of modernization. The book not only examines the revolutions of 1789, 1848, 1918 and 1989, but equally focuses on the great reform periods, the 'revolutions from above'. It analyzes the significance of World War I for revolutionizing German society, the nature of the 'national-socialist revolution', and the effects of the 1945 defeat on new beginnings in a divided Germany. It offers, on the basis of up-to-date research, stimulating debates about fundamental problems of German history.The authors count among the leading German scholars of their generation, including Peter Brandt, Rüdiger Hachtmann, Jürgen Kocka, Wolfgang Kruse, Hans Mommsen, Hans-Ulrich Wehler and Heinrich-August Winkler.

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Reinhard Rurup Technische Universitat Berlin

Edition details

• Publisher: Berg Publishers
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859732763
• ISBN 13: 9781859732762
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Reinhard Rürup