A History of Modern Germany

Featuring revised and extended coverage, the second edition of A History of Modern Germany offers an accessible and engagingly written account of German history from 1800 to the present. Provides readers with a long view of modern German history, revealing its continuities and changesFeatures updated and extended coverage of German social change and modernization, class, religion, and genderIncludes more in depth coverage of the German Democratic RepublicExamines Germany's social, political, and economic historyCovers the unification of Germany, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, post-war division, the collapse of Communism, and developments since re-unificationAddresses regional history rather than focusing on the dominant role of Prussia