Imperial Germany 1890 - 1918 (Seminar Studies), Armour, Porter 9781138155435..

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Germany's role as a major military and imperial power, industrialiastion and the economy, the crucial effects of the war years and the disturbing evidence that Germany's response to Hitler is to be found in the Wilhelmine era. > The Wilhelmine period is a crucial period of German history and the focus of great historical controversy; greater understanding of this period is also vital to explain the rise of the Third Reich. The authors focus on Germany's role as a major military and imperial power, industrialiastion and the economy, the crucial effects of the war years and the disturbing evidence that Germany's response to Hitler is to be found in the Wilhelmine era. > LIST OF MAPS IVACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IVINTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES VPart One: Background1 THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF WILHELMINE GERMANY2 THE HOUSE THAT BISMARCK BUILT 5Part Two: Narration and Analysis 93 DOMESTIC POLITICS, 1890-1914 9The road to 'personal rule', 1890-97 9The ascendancy of Biilow, 1897-1909 12Governing n