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Until very recently Germany has frequently been characterized as
the 'country without revolution', and the catastrophies of its
recent history have been attributed to the lack of successful
modernizing impulses. This series of essays by leading German
scholars explores the effects of revolutions upon German history
from 1789 to 1989 - the date of Germany's 'peaceful revolution' -
and discusses the fundamental questions of reform and revolution,
the effects of war, counter-revolution and defeat on the social
process of modernization. The book not only examines the
revolutions of 1789, 1848, 1918 and 1989, but equally focuses on
the great reform periods, the 'revolutions from above'. It analyzes
the significance of World War I for revolutionizing German society,
the nature of the 'national-socialist revolution', and the effects
of the 1945 defeat on new beginnings in a divided Germany. It
offers, on the basis of up-to-date research, stimulating debates
about fundamental problems of German history.
The authors count among the leading German scholars of their
generation, including Peter Brandt, Rüdiger Hachtmann, Jürgen
Kocka, Wolfgang Kruse, Hans Mommsen, Hans-Ulrich Wehler and
Heinrich-August Winkler.
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