Herrigel challenges the Chandlerian, Gerschenkronian, and Schumpetarian approaches to Germany's economic history.

A comprehensive history of German society in this period, providing a broad survey of its development. The volume is thematically organized and designed to give easy access to the major topics and issues of the Bismarkian and Wilhelmine eras. The statistical appendix contains a wide range of social, economic and political data. Written with the English-speaking student in mind, this book is likely to become a widely used text for this period, incorporating as it does twenty years of further research on the German Empire since the appearance of Hans-Ulrich Wehler's classic work.

Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original title Page -- Original copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1 The Paradigm of German Industrialisation : Some Recent Issues and Debates in the Modern Historiography of German Industrial Development -- 2 Foreign Competition and Technological Change : British Exports and the Modernisation of the German Iron Industry from the 1820s to the 1860s -- 3 Tariffs and Market Structure : The German Zollverein as a Model for Economic Integration -- 4 Banking and Economic Growth : Banks and Industry in Germany in the Nineteenth-Century and their Changing Relationship During Industrialisation -- 5 Cyclical Trends and the Market Response: Long Swings in Urban Development in Germany, 1850-1914 -- 6 Sectoral Performance and Economic Development: The Backward Linkages of the German Pig-Iron Industry, 1871-1913, as a Factor in Macro-Economic Growth -- 7 'New Industries' and the Role of the State : The Development of Electrical Power in South Germany From c.1880 to the 1920s -- 8 The Political Framework of Structural Modernisation: The I.g. Farbenindustrie AG, 1904-1945 -- 9 Germany and the International Economy the Role of the German Inflation in Overcoming the 1920/1 United States and World Depression -- 10 Occupation Policy and Post-War Reconstruction : British Manpower Policy in the Ruhr Coal-Mines, 1945-1947, and West German Economic Recovery -- List of Contributors -- Index

A Brief History of Germany, Second Edition provides a clear, lively, and comprehensive account of the history of Germany from ancient times to the present day. It relates the central events that have shaped the country and details their significance in historical context, touching on all aspects of the history of the country, from political, international, and economic affairs to cultural and social developments. Illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and suggested reading, this accessible overview is ideal for the general reader. Coverage includes: Prehistoric Germany Germania: Barbarian Germany Medieval Germany Reformation Germany Confessional Germany and the Thirty Years' War Absolutism and Enlightenment Napoleonic Germany and the Revolution of 1848 Unification and Empire The Great War and Weimar Germany Nazism and World War II The Cold War: Division and Reunification Contemporary Germany

This groundbreaking study offers a genuinely multidisciplinary exploration of cultural influences on foreign policy. Through an innovative blend of historical analysis, neoclassical realist theory, and cultural studies, Amelia Hadfield-Amkhan shows how national identity has been a catalyst for British foreign policy decisions, helping the state to both define and defend itself. Representing key points of crisis, her case studies include the 1882 attempt to construct a tunnel to France, the 1982 Falklands War, and the 2003 decision to remain outside the Eurozone. The author argues that these events, marking the decline of a great power, have forced Britain into periods of deep self-reflection that are carved into its culture and etched into its policy stances on central issues of sovereignty, territorial integrity, international recognition, and even monetary policy.

This study surveys the manner in which 17 different countries have evolved systems for technological innovation. Methods are compared not only in large, industrialized nations, but also in developing countries and smaller nations with high incomes.