The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany. It is generally regarded as a failure even by those who have heard of it, a missed opportunity which paved the way for the rise of the Nazis and the catastrophe to come. Robert Gerwarth argues here that to view the German Revolution in this way is a serious misjudgement. Not only did it bring ...(展开全部)

In the wake of the Fischer Controversy on the origins of World War I there emerged in West Germany a younger generation of historians who took a critical 'revisionist' view of the Bismarckian Empire and began to analyze the political development of the Hohenzollern monarchy against the background of the country's social and economic power structures. Professor Wehler became one...(展开全部)

In the wake of the Fischer Controversy on the origins of World War I there emerged in West Germany a younger generation of historians who took a critical 'revisionist' view of the Bismarckian Empire and began to analyze the political development of the Hohenzollern monarchy against the background of the country's social and economic power structures. Professor Wehler became one...(展开全部)

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The period of almost half a century from 1871 to 1919 was one of huge upheaval, restlessness and change in Germany. Situated at the crossroads of history and geography, the country under Bismarck was struggling to preserve the predominance of Prussia and its traditional ruling elites, whilst also recognising the importance of modernisation. By the turn of the century Germany ha...(展开全部)

The period of almost half a century from 1871 to 1919 was one of huge upheaval, restlessness and change in Germany. Situated at the crossroads of history and geography, the country under Bismarck was struggling to preserve the predominance of Prussia and its traditional ruling elites, whilst also recognising the importance of modernisation. By the turn of the century Germany ha...(展开全部)

彼得•布瑞克（Peter Blickle），1938年生，著名的德国历史学家，长期担任瑞士伯尔尼大学历史教授，是布瑞克农民学研究学派的开创者和中坚力量。主要著作有《1525年革命：对德国农民战争的新透视》、《普通人的革命》、《从社区宗教改革到普通人的革命》、《社区宗教改革》、《帝国的宗教改革》等。

From the end of the Baroque era and the death of Bach to the rise of Hitler, Germany was transformed from a poor relation among Western nations into a dominant intellectual and cultural force. By 1933, Germans had won more Nobel Prizes than the British and Americans combined. Yet this remarkable genius was cut down in its prime by Adolf Hitler and his disastrous Third Reich—a b...(展开全部)

彼得·沃森（Peter Watson，1943-），英国当代著名作家、记者，曾就读于伦敦达勒姆大学、伦敦大学和罗马大学，先后担任《今日种族》《新社会》等多家杂志的主编和副主编，《泰晤士报》《纽约时报》等多家报刊的记者和撰稿人。1997年起任剑桥大学麦克唐纳考古研究所研究员。其著述颇丰，代表作有《德国天才》《20世纪思想史》《大分离：旧大陆与新大陆的历史与人性》《卡拉瓦乔的阴谋》《心理战：心理学的军事用途与滥用》等。

第二次世界大战期间，德国强调“人种论”，认为日耳曼民族是世界最优秀的民族。虽然这种说法日后被完全否定，但德国在过去两百多年从艺术、音乐到科学等领域，确实是人才辈出。 剑桥大学研究员彼得•沃森（Peter Watson）的叙述横贯1750年至今的德国现代思想与文化，将对全世界对于德国的陈旧观念发起挑战，让人们重新认识德语社会曾对世界带来的影响。 从巴洛克时代的结束、音乐家巴赫的逝世到1933年希特勒的崛起，德国从一个文化贫瘠的西方国家转变为一个重要的文化强国——甚至比法国、英国、意大利、荷兰、美国更具创造性、更有影响力。 在20世纪的最初几十年中，德国的艺术家、作家、学者、哲学家、科学家和工程师将本国的科学文化推向了难以想象的高度。 截至1933年，获得诺贝尔奖的德国人比任何其他国家都多，甚至超过了英国和美国的总和。然而，阿道夫·希特勒和第三帝...(展开全部)