1st Edition

Germany in the Age of Bismarck

By W. M. Simon Copyright 1968
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1968, this was the first time that a comprehensive selection of documents on Germany in the Age of Bismarck had been made available to students and other readers in the English language. The documents were chosen to illuminate not only Bismarck’s own personality and policies but also the nature of the problems he faced and the reactions of his contemporaries. The... Read more

Part 1: The Age of Bismarck 1. Introductory: Prussia and Germany in 1862 2. Bismarck and the Constitutional Conflict in Prussia 3. Bismarck and the Unification of Germany 4. Political Problems and Developments in Bismarck’s Germany 5. Religious and Cultural Aspects of Bismarck’s Germany 6. Economic and Social Problems in Bismarck’s Germany 7. Aspects of Bismarck’s Foreign Policy, 1871-1888 8. Bismarck’s Last Years in Power Part 2: Selected Documents A: The Prussian Constitutional Conflict and Its Settlement After the Defeat of Austria B: Foreign and Domestic Problems Between 1866 and 1871 C: The Franco Prussian War D: The Bismarckian Empire E: The Kulturkampf F: The Social Problem G: Bismarck and the Liberals After 1871 H: Bismarck’s Fall

Biography

W. M. Simon was Professor of History at the University of Keele.