Germany and Austria since 1814

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Preface to the second edition
Abbreviations
Prologue: Germany before 1814
1 Reform postponed: 1814-71
	1814-40: Restoration and change
	1840-49: From Vormärz to revolution
	1850-71: The road to unification
2 Imperial adventure: 1871-1918
	Structures of the Kaiserreich
	1871-90: Bismarck and the Reich
	1890-1914: Wilhelmine Germany - a downward spiral
	1914-18: War and its consequences
	Österreich-Ungarn, 1867-1918
3 Weimar - a scapegoat republic: 1918-33
	1918-20: The battle for new structures
	1920-23: Descent into chaos
	1924-9: 'Golden years'?
	1929-33: National socialism and the collapse of republican democracy
	Evaluating the Weimar Republic
	Republik Österreich, 1918-33
4 Chaotic dictatorship and genocidal war: 1933-45
	The long-term causes of national socialism - a German Sonderweg?
	The short-term origins and nature of national socialism
	Taking power: the Machtergreifung
	The Drittes Reich in power
	Racial war
	Assent and dissent
	Evaluating the Drittes Reich
	Republik Österreich and 'Ostmark', 1933-45
	Austria and the legacy of national socialism
5 Parting of the ways: 1945-9
	The allies take control
	The rebirth of German politics
	Superpower tensions and the division of Germany
	Who divided Germany?
	The rebirth of Austria
6 Rehabilitation, restoration and reform: West Germany, 1949-89
	Structures of the Bundesrepublik
	1949-69: Defining moments
	1969-89: New challenges
	Evaluating the 'Bonn Republic'
	Republik Österreich, 1945-89
7 'Auferstanden aus Ruinen': East Germany, 1949-89
	Structures of the GDR
	1949-71: From crisis to consolidation
	1971-89: Abortive new start, stagnation and decline
	Evaluating the GDR
8 Two into one: uniting Germany, 1969-90
	The two Germanies: strained relations
	1989-90: 'Wir sind ein Volk!' - the road to German unity
	Division and unity
9 Germany and Austria in a united Europe: 1990-2014
	Political and social developments
	German unification and economic developments after 1990
	Germany's European and foreign policy
	Germany in 2014
	Republik Österreich since 1990
Further reading
Useful internet sites for historians of Germany and Austria
Index/Glossary