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Bezig met laden... The German Empire: 1870-1918 (Modern Library Chronicles) (origineel 2000; editie 2000)door Michael Sturmer
Informatie over het werkThe German Empire: A Short History door Michael Stürmer (2000)
All Things Germany (50) Bezig met laden...
Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A very long essay makes for a rather short book of history. If you don't have a bit of an overview of what happened during the time period covered, you'll quickly get lost. Stürmer offers loads of opinion, some of it rather witty, most of it rather interesting. Not being very well-read about this time and place, I can't say how much of it is novel. This is actually the second time that I've read this book. I breezed through it the first time and by the time I got to the end, I realized that I couldn't remember much of anything that I'd read. More of it has stuck this time. Quite good,but not sure that it's absolutely essential. Perhaps it's that I don't know enough about this period to appreciate a sophisticated book; perhaps the author is just a lousy writer; but I was really disappointed by this. It gave me some names and concepts, so that when I return to this subject I'll probably get more out of my next book, but I can't recommend it to anyone. What I did find striking from what I learned of the period was the comparison with the US today: * a population certain that they could do no wrong, that the future was theirs, * a conviction that diplomacy and allies were for wimps, * and a political system that encouraged these delusions. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The period of almost half a century from 1871 to 1919 was one of huge upheaval, restlessness and change in Germany. Situated at the crossroads of history and geography, the country under Bismarck was struggling to preserve the predominance of Prussia and its traditional ruling elites, whilst also recognising the importance of modernisation. By the turn of the century Germany had overtaken Britain as the workshop of the world in industry, science, ideas and the arts, with enormous investments being made in these areas. Many people lost or swapped their traditional livelihoods, moved from the countryside to the cities, and embarked on a road to a prosperity unparalleled in Europe. Then in 1914 came the outbreak of the First World War, unleashing one of the greatest catastrophes of the twentieth century. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)943.08History and Geography Europe Germany and central Europe Historical periods of Germany Germany 1866-LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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