The German Melting-Pot: Multiculturality in Historical Perspective

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 1-35
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
From Germania to the Holy Roman Empire of the Germanic Nation....Pages 39-54
From Reformation to Enlightenment – Political Fragmentation and Cultural Unification....Pages 55-72
1792–1871: the Shaping of Germany....Pages 73-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Germany after 1871 — Some General Aspects and Trends....Pages 97-105
The Four Main Socio-Cultural Milieux....Pages 106-114
The Uniting Force of Federalism: Southern Germany in Contrast to Alsace-Lorraine....Pages 115-117
The Jews....Pages 118-119
Native Non-German Minorities....Pages 120-126
Immigrants and East-West Migrants....Pages 127-131
Some Conclusions: Cultural Conflicts and Integration in the Kaiserreich....Pages 132-135
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
The First World War — The Primary Catastrophe of the Century....Pages 139-142
The Weimar Republic....Pages 143-162
The Third Reich, the Second World War and Genocide....Pages 163-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
The Integration Miracle....Pages 187-220
Unification and Current Problems....Pages 221-242
Summary: How a Melting-Pot Works....Pages 243-247
Back Matter....Pages 248-301