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Bismarck and the development of Germany. Volume III, The period of fortification, 1880-1898

Otto Pflanze (Author)
The Period of Fortification, 1880-1898The burst of capitalistic expansion that accompanied German unification came to an abrupt end with the crash of 1873, which opened a period of economic depression. Volume III describes the continuation of Bismarck's efforts to cope with the resulting economic and social problems that hindered his quest for a ne
Print Book, English, 2014
Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, 2014
History
ix, 474 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780691602646, 0691602646
1101232829
*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. ix*CHAPTER ONE: The Empire of Rye, Iron, and Ink, pg. 3*CHAPTER TWO: Apogee and Perigee of the Bismarck "Dictatorship", pg. 31*CHAPTER THREE: Internal Failure and External Success, pg. 70*CHAPTER FOUR: Connections and Disconnections, pg. 96*CHAPTER FIVE: Expansion Overseas, pg. 113*CHAPTER six: State Socialism, pg. 145*CHAPTER SEVEN: Political Stagnation and Mental Depression, pg. 185*CHAPTER EIGHT: External Crisis and Internal Conquest, pg. 216*CHAPTER NINE: The Year of Three Kaisers, pg. 263*CHAPTER TEN: Growing Frictions, pg. 302*CHAPTER ELEVEN: Division on Social Policy, pg. 327*CHAPTER TWELVE: Kaiser or Chancellor?, pg. 350*CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Leader of the Opposition, pg. 381*CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Legend in His Own Time, pg. 407*CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Conclusions, pg. 429*Index, pg. 459
Originally published: 1990