Bismarck and the Development of Germany, Volume III : : The Period of Fortification, 1880-1898 / / Otto Pflanze.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999
• VerfasserIn: Pflanze, Otto,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1088
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (488 p.)

The Period of Fortification, 1880-1898The burst of capitalistic expansion that accompanied German unification came to an abrupt end with the crash of 1873, which opened a period of economic depression. Volume III describes the continuation of Bismarck's efforts to cope with the resulting economic and social problems that hindered his quest for a new national consensus in support of the Prussian-German establishment." It also brings to a climax theauthor's account of Bismarck's mounting political frustrations, their psychopathological consequences, and the struggle of his doctors to convert him to a healthier life-style. The final chapters deal with the fascinating story of Bismarck's conflict with Wilhelm II. The work ends with an account of the Bismarck legend that endures to this day and may yet influence Germany's current quest for reunification.Originally published in 1990.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- BOOK ONE: A Time for Conservatism, 1880-1884 -- CHAPTER ONE: The Empire of Rye, Iron, and Ink -- CHAPTER TWO: Apogee and Perigee of the Bismarck "Dictatorship" -- CHAPTER THREE: Internal Failure and External Success -- CHAPTER FOUR: Connections and Disconnections -- CHAPTER FIVE: Expansion Overseas -- BOOK TWO: The Climactic Years, 1884-1887 -- CHAPTER six: State Socialism -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Political Stagnation and Mental Depression -- CHAPTER EIGHT: External Crisis and Internal Conquest -- BOOK THREE: Decline and Fall, i888-i8go -- CHAPTER NINE: The Year of Three Kaisers -- CHAPTER TEN: Growing Frictions -- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Division on Social Policy -- CHAPTER TWELVE: Kaiser or Chancellor? -- BOOK FOUR: After the Fall, i8go-i8g8 -- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Leader of the Opposition -- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Legend in His Own Time -- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Conclusions -- Index