Germany's Struggle for Modernity

In the historiography of modern Germany the nineteenth century's innovations marks a period of seismic change. From accelerating demographic growth to growing secularization and the rise of nationalism it was a century which laid the foundations for both a civil society and the dictatorships of the twentieth century. In this comprehensive history of Germany from 1780 to 1918 Jürgen Kocka re-examines the transformative interactions that took place between society economy culture and politics. Innovatively resituating these developments within a wider context of conflict and transformation in Europe this book illuminates new ways to understand the emergence of classical modernity within the nineteenth century.