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A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present
Martin Kitchen
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Description for A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present
Paperback. Distinguished historian Martin Kitchen offers a comprehensive overview of German history from its transformation as a loose patchwork of states in 1800 to its emergence as the most powerful unified nation in Europe today. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 764.
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 changes
- Features updated and extended coverage of German social change and modernization, class, religion, and gender
- Includes more in depth coverage of the German Democratic Republic
- Examines Germany's social, political, and economic history
- Covers the unification of Germany, the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, post-war division, the collapse of Communism, and developments since re-unification
- Addresses regional history rather than focusing on the dominant role of Prussia
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
671g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780470655818
SKU
V9780470655818
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About Martin Kitchen
Martin Kitchen is Professor Emeritus of History at Simon Fraser University, Canada. His books include Nazi Germany at War (1994), The Cambridge Illustrated History of Germany (1996), The German Offensives of 1918 (2001), The Third Reich: Charisma and Community (2008) and Rommel's Desert War: Waging World War II in North Africa, 1941-1943 (2009).
Reviews for A History of Modern Germany: 1800 to the Present
"Overall, Kitchen offers a well-written and useful text for anyone studying or interested in modern Germany history." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 23 February 2012)