The German Problem Reconsidered:Germany and the World Order 1870 to the Present / Edition 1

by David Calleo

Overview

In this provocative book, David Calleo surveys German history - not to present new material but to look afresh at the old. He argues that recent explanations for Germany's external conflicts have focused on flaws in the country's traditional political institutions and culture. These German-centred explanations are convenient Calloe notes, for they tend to exonerate others from their responsibilities in bringing about two world wars, namely the American and Russian hegemonies in Europe. As a result of this approach the big questions in German history are still answered with the ageing clichés of a generation ago despite the proliferation of German historical studies. Throughout Professor Calleo examines with some scepticism the concept of Germany's uniqueness and its consequences. In effect, his study stresses the continuing relevance of traditional issues among the Western states. This book, he asserts, should be regarded as a modest dissent from the prevailing view that history either began or ended in 1945.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521299664
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/31/1980
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.59(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introduction: The German Problem and its Significance; 2. The Rise of the German Problem: Bismarck's Foreign Policy; 3. Germany and the First World War; 4. Germany's Imperial Economy; 5. Hitler and the German Problem; 6. The German Problem: Social and Cultural Explanations; 7. The German Problem after 1945; 8. Germany in a More Plural World; 9. The German Problem and its Lessons; Bibliographical Essay; Index.