A history of 20th-century Germany

Autor*innen

• Ulrich Herbert

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• Geschichte
• Sachliteratur

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Germany in the 20th century faced immense challenges, including two world wars, a failed democracy, Hitler's dictatorship, the Holocaust, and a division lasting 40 years post-World War II. Despite these trials, the country also experienced a robust welfare state, economic prosperity, liberalization, globalization, and the longest period of peace in European history. This account surveys German history during a century marked by extremes. The author, Ulrich Herbert, presents a dual perspective on this era. On one side, the world wars and significant catastrophes create a historical divide before and after 1945, highlighting Germany as the birthplace of radical ideologies that shaped its governance. This legacy influenced both halves of the century. Conversely, the emergence of a modern industrial society led to ongoing conflicts regarding social and political order, irrespective of the prevailing political system. Herbert explores the collapse of the first half of the century and the transformation from a post-fascist, devastated society into one of the world's most stable liberal democracies in the latter half. His analysis interweaves themes of war and terror, utopia and politics, capitalism and welfare, socialism and democracy, as well as culture, gender, and globalization.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• Einband: Hardcover