German History in Modern Times

by William W. Hagen

Book Overview

This history of German-speaking central Europe offers a very wide perspective, emphasizing a succession of many-layered communal identities. It highlights the interplay of individual, society, culture, and political power, contrasting German with western patterns. Rather than treating "the Germans" as a collective whole whose national history amounts to a cumulative biography, the book presents the pre-modern era of the Holy Roman Empire; the nineteenth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521175216
• ISBN13: 9780521175210
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"