Wilhelminism and Its Legacies: German Modernities, Imperialism, and the Meanings

Description: Wilhelminism and Its Legacies by Geoff Eley, James Retallack These essays uncover the distinctive elements of modern German society and politics in the age of Kaiser Wilhelm II, while at the same time advancing alternative readings of events before 1914. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What was distinctive - and distinctively "modern" - about German society and politics in the age of Kaiser Wilhelm II? In addressing this question, these essays assemble cutting-edge research by fourteen international scholars. Based on evidence of an explicit and self-confidently "bourgeois" formation in German public culture, the contributors suggest new ways of interpreting its reformist potential and advance alternative readings of German political history before 1914. While proposing a more measured understanding of Wilhelmine Germanys extraordinarily dynamic society, they also grapple with the ambivalent, cross-cutting nature of German "modernities" and reassess their impact on long-term developments running through the Wilhelmine age. Author Biography Geoff Eley is the Sylvia L. Thrupp Collegiate Professor of Comparative History and has taught at the University of Michigan since 1979. His primary appointment is in History, with a cross appointment in German Studies and an additional affiliation with Film and Video Studies. Table of Contents ForewordVolker R. BerghahnAcknowledgmentsIntroductionGeoff Eley and James RetallackChapter 1. Making a Place in the Nation: Meanings of "Citizenship" in Wilhelmine GermanyGeoff EleyChapter 2. Membership, Organization, and Wilhelmine Modernism: Constructing Economic Democracy through CooperationBrett FairbairnChapter 3. "Few better farmers in Europe"? Productivity, Change, and Modernization in East-Elbian Agriculture, 1870-1913Oliver GrantChapter 4. The Wilhelmine Regime and the Problem of Reform: German Debates about Modern Nation-StatesMark HewitsonChapter 5. Lebensreform: A Middle-Class Antidote to WilhelminismMatthew JefferiesChapter 6. Imperial Socialism of the Chair: Gustav Schmoller and German Weltpolitik, 1897-1905Erik Grimmer-SolemChapter 7. "Our natural ally": German Social Democrats, Anglo-German Relations, and the Contradictory Agendas of Wilhelmine Socialism, 1897-1900Paul ProbertChapter 8. The "Malet Incident," October 1895: A Prelude to the Kaisers "KrÜger Telegram" in the Context of the Anglo-German Imperialist RivalryWillem-Alexander vant PadjeChapter 9. Colonial Agitation and the Bismarckian State: The Case of Carl PetersArne PerrasChapter 10. The Law and the Colonial State: Legal Codification versus Practice in a German ColonyNils Ole OermannChapter 11. Max Warburg and German Politics: The Limits of Financial Power in Wilhelmine GermanyNiall FergusonChapter 12. Continuity and Change in Post-Wilhelmine Germany: From the 1918 Revolution to the Ruhr CrisisConan FischerChapter 13. A Wilhelmine Legacy? Coudenhove-Kalergis "Paneuropa" as an Alternative Path towards a European (Post-)Modernity, 1922-1932Katiana OrlucChapter 14. Ideas into Politics: Meanings of "Stasis" in Wilhelmine GermanyJames RetallackNotes on ContributorsList of Publications by Hartmut Pogge von Strandmann Review "It is one of the main merits of this volume to historicize the modern concept of parliamentarianism and democracy ... offers a stimulating contribution to the scholarship on Imperial Germany." · H-Soz-u-Kult"[this] brief review cannot do justice to the breadth of contributions offered in this slender volume. While the collection does not cover all aspects of Wilhelmine history…it does provide a good introduction to the current state o f the field…these essays offer avenues for further exploration rather than definitive statements." · German Studies Review"…a valuable volume which makes some substantial contribution to a number of subfields in modern German history…the editors are to be thanked for assembling a volume of original and insightful works, one which ought to be in the collection of every library that supports programs in contemporary German history, cultural studies, or political science." · Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes dhistoire Long Description What was distinctive - and distinctively modern"- aboutGerman society and politics in the age of Kaiser WilhelmII? In addressing this question, these essays assemblecutting-edge research by fourteen international scholars.Based on evidence of an explicit and self-confidentlybourgeois formation in German public culture, thecontributors suggest new ways of interpreting itsreformist potential and advance alternative readings ofGerman political history before 1914. While proposing amore measured understanding of Wilhelmine Germanysextraordinarily dynamic society, they also grapple withthe ambivalent, cross-cutting nature of German"modernities" and reassess their impact on long-termdevelopments running through the Wilhelmine age. Review Quote "It is one of the main merits of this volume to historicize the modern concept of parliamentarianism and democracy ... offers a stimulating contribution to the scholarship on Imperial Germany." H-Soz-u-Kult "[this] brief review cannot do justice to the breadth of contributions offered in this slender volume. While the collection does not cover all aspects of Wilhelmine history...it does provide a good introduction to the current state o f the field...these essays offer avenues for further exploration rather than definitive statements." German Studies Review "...a valuable volume which makes some substantial contribution to a number of subfields in modern German history...the editors are to be thanked for assembling a volume of original and insightful works, one which ought to be in the collection of every library that supports programs in contemporary German history, cultural studies, or political science." Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes dhistoire Details ISBN1571816879 Short Title WILHELMINISM & ITS LEGACIES Language English ISBN-10 1571816879 ISBN-13 9781571816870 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Subtitle German Modernities, Imperialism, and the Meanings of Reform, 1890-1930 DEWEY 943.084 Series Berghahn Edited by James Retallack Illustrations black & white illustrations Imprint Berghahn Books, Incorporated Place of Publication Herndon Country of Publication United States Pages 280 Edition New edition DOI 10.1604/9781571816870 UK Release Date 2004-10-01 AU Release Date 2004-10-01 NZ Release Date 2004-10-01 US Release Date 2004-10-01 Death 1973 Affiliation Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK Position Specialist Registrar Qualifications MA FRCSEd FHEA Author James Retallack Publisher Berghahn Books, Incorporated Publication Date 2004-10-01 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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