In this Book
- Bismarck and the Development of Germany, Volume II: The Period of Consolidation, 1871-1880
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Princeton Legacy Library
"The Period of Consolidation, 1871-1880, Volume II" opens at a time when Bismarck had become the dominant figure in German and European politics and the new German Reich the most formidable power on the continent. Questions arose. What new goals would the man of blood and iron" now pursue? What new conquests might be necessary to satiate a people steeped in the history and legends of medieval empire? Pflanze offers a comprehensive treatment of the years of consolidation, when, in reality, German unification introduced not a new era of conquest and bloodshed but a period of international order that lasted, despite many crises, for more than forty years.
Originally published in 1990.
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Table of Contents
- Book 1: The Reich of Iron and Blood
- 1: Consolidation and Cleavage
- pp. 3-31
- 2: Bismarck's Character
- pp. 32-66
- 3: Wealth and Social Perspective
- pp. 67-92
- 4: Nationalism and National Policy
- pp. 93-126
- Book 2: A Time for "Liberalism, " 1871-1875
- 5: An Improvised Executive
- pp. 129-153
- 6: Bismarck and Parliament
- pp. 154-178
- 7: The Kulturkampf
- pp. 179-206
- 8: Climax of the Liberal Era
- pp. 207-245
- 9: Reconstruction in Foreign Relations
- pp. 246-278
- Book 3: The Change of Front Begun, 1875-1878
- 10: Economic Catastrophe and Liberal Decline
- pp. 281-321
- 11: Transition in Domestic Policy, 1875-1876
- pp. 322-354
- 12: The "Chancellor Crisis" of 1877
- pp. 355-390
- 13: The Antisocialist Statute
- pp. 391-414
- 14: Balkan Crisis and Congress of Berlin
- pp. 415-442
- Book 4: The Change of Front Completed, 1879-1880
- 15: Renewal of the Interventionist State
- pp. 445-468
- 16: Triumph of Protectionism
- pp. 469-489
- 17: Negotiation of the Dual Alliance
- pp. 490-510
- 18: End of the Liberal Era
- pp. 511-538