{"product_id":"germanys-second-reich-portraits-and-pathways-paperback-softback-9781442628526","title":"Germany's Second Reich; Portraits and Pathways (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442628526","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGermany's Second Reich\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePortraits and Pathways\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Retallack (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442628526\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 June 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages, 25 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This sparkling collection of essays focuses on the acute political and social tensions that wracked Germany from 1866 to 1918… This is a work in which a leading scholar brings fresh analytical insights to bear on the age of Bismarck and Wilhelm… Highly recommended.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - S. Bailey (Choice Magazine vol 53:06:2016) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;This volume is a sprightly, critical introduction to the recent historiography of imperial Germany\u0026amp;#x2019;s domestic politics.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Isabel V. Hull (German Studies Review vol 40:01:2017) \u003cp\u003e\"Retallack\u0026amp;#x2019;s collection of essays is marked by sharp and thoughtful analytical distinction, judicious and critical reflections on the work of colleagues in the field, and beautiful, clear writing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Helmut Walser Smith (Central European History Vol 51: 2018)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite recent studies of imperial Germany that emphasize the empire’s modern and reformist qualities, the question remains: to what extent could democracy have flourished in Germany’s stony soil? In \u003cem\u003eGermany’s Second Reich\u003c\/em\u003e, James Retallack continues his career-long inquiry into the era of Bismarck and Kaiser Wilhelm II with a wide-ranging reassessment of the period and its connections with past traditions and future possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this volume, Retallack reveals the complex and contradictory nature of the Second Reich, presenting Imperial Germany as it was seen by outsiders and insiders as well as by historians, political scientists, and sociologists ever since.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface: The Kaleidoscope of German History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Forging an Empire: Economy, Society, Culture, and Politics, 1866–1890\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. British Views of Germany, 1815–1914\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Digital History Anthologies on the Web\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFocus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. King Johann of Saxony and the German Civil War of 1866\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Julian Hawthorne’s \u003cem\u003eSaxon Studies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Bismarck and Engels: \u003cem\u003eThe Role of Force in History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Heydebrand and Westarp: Leaving Behind the Second Reich\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Get Out the Vote! Electioneering without Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Authoritarian State and the Political Mass Market\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. \u003cem\u003eSociety and Democracy in Germany\u003c\/em\u003e: Why Dahrendorf Still Matters\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Democracy in Disappearing Ink: Suffrage Robbery as \u003cem\u003eCoup d’Etat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588162220312,"sku":"9781442628526","price":24.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/germanys-second-reich-portraits-and-pathways-paperback-softback-9781442628526","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}