The Course of German History: A Survey of the Development of German History since 1815

by Taylor,A.J.P.

• ISBN13: 9780415254052
• ISBN10: 0415254051
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-05-23
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

One of A.J.P. Taylor's best- known books,The Course of German Historyis a notoriously idiosyncratic work, written during the last days of the Second World War. Composed in his famously witty style, yet succinct to the point of sharpness,The Course of GermanHistoryis one of the great historian's finest, if more controversial, accomplishments. As Taylor himself noted, 'the history of the Germans is a history of extremes. It contains everything except moderation.' He could, of course, simply be referring to his own book.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Chris Wrigley
Preface	xvii
Divided Germany: the legacy of the Holy Roman Empire	1	(25)
The ascendancy of France, 1792-1814	26	(17)
The German Confederation: the years of Austro--Prussian partnership, 1815-48	43	(24)
1848: the year of German liberalism	67	(30)
The ascendancy of Austria, 1849--60	97	(13)
The conquest of Germany by Prussia, 1862--71	110	(20)
Bismarckian Germany: the ascendancy of Prussia, 1871--90	130	(29)
The Germany of William II: the conquest of Prussia by Germany, 1890--1906	159	(21)
The crisis of Hohenzollern Germany, 1906-16	180	(20)
The Rule of the German Army, 1916--19	200	(23)
Republican interregnum, 1919--30	223	(20)
Demagogic dictatorship and the completion of German unity after 1930	243	(26)
Some Books on German History	269	(2)
Index	271