Download or read book Reluctant Union Alsace Lorraine and Imperial Germany 1871 1918 written by Dan P. Silverman and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major English-language work on Alsace-Lorraine and imperial Germany in over fifty years, Reluctant Union revises many of the commonly held notions about the German annexation and rule of the territory that came to be known as the Reichsland. Concentrating on the territory's internal development between 1871 and 1918, and its relationship to imperial Germany, Dr. Silverman rejects the traditional treatment of Alsace-Lorraine as merely an object of international tension. The territory's population is viewed as a pluralistic society, not as a monolithic, hostile anti-German phalanx. The role of chauvinistic sentiment is placed in proper perspective; for the Alsace-Lorrainers, political and economic considerations often outweighed nationalistic preferences. In showing that German authority was seriously divided between conciliation and coercion, Dr. Silverman dismisses the widespread assumption that the German bureaucracy was invariably repressive in its attempts to integrate the Reichsland into the empire. In fact, the confusion and vacillation produced by the conflicts between imperial civilian and military authorities reactivated political life in Alsace-Lorraine. This political reawakening led to a closer tie between the Reichsland and the empire, but opposition from German industrial interests obstructed economic integration. Alsace-Lorraine's political, social, and economic history from 1871 to 1918 has never before been investigated in such depth. Dr. Silverman's description and analysis of this period details the Reichsland's administrative and constitutional history; outlines German programs for Alsace-Lorraine in the critical areas of citizenship option, military service, language requirements, and education; traces the German government's attempts to regulate and suppress the Roman Catholic Church in Alsace-Lorraine; and includes a highly interpretive survey of the Reichsland's economic history, which complements the portrayal of the development of territorial political parties. Free from the nationalistic bias that detracts from most studies of Alsace-Lorraine, Reluctant Union fills a major gap in the history of imperial Germany and modern Europe.

Download or read book Alsace Lorraine written by Coleman Phillipson and published by London : T.F. Unwin [1918]. This book was released on 1918 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Emergence of National Sentiment in French Lorraine 1871 1889 written by George Springer Craft and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Treaty of Frankfort written by Robert Irvin Giesberg and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Download or read book Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore Including the Additions Made Since 1882 written by Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore written by George Peabody Library and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881 1900 written by British Museum. Department of Printed Books and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report written by Massachusetts. Department of Labor and Industries. Division of Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Imperial Germany 1871 1918 written by James Retallack and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international team of twelve expert contributors provides both an introduction to and an interpretation of the key themes in German history from the foundation of the Reich in 1871 to the end of the First World War in 1918.

Download or read book Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States written by United States. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Index catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon general s Office United States Army written by National Library of Medicine (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Index catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General s Office United States Army written by Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Organizing for War written by Rachel A. Chrastil and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1870--71), Germany occupied one-third of French territory, thousands of Alsatians and Lorrainers had flooded into France, and 140,000 French soldiers had died. France's crushing defeat in the most significant European armed conflict between the Napoleonic wars and World War I cast long shadows over military garrisons, meeting halls, and kitchen tables throughout the nation. Until now, no study has adequately addressed the complex, lasting effects of the war on the lives of ordinary French men and women. In this stimulating new book, Rachel Chrastil provides a lively history of French provincial citizens after the Franco-Prussian War as they came to terms with defeat and began to prepare themselves for a seemingly inevitable future conflict. Chrastil provides the first examination of the problems facing provincial France following the war and the negotiations between the state and citizen organizations over the best ways to resolve these issues. She also reinterprets postwar commemorative practices as an aspect of civil society, rather than as an issue of collective memory. By the 1880s, Chrastil shows, the Franco-Prussian War had receded far enough into the past for French citizens to reassess their roles during the war and reorient themselves toward the future. Believing that they had failed in their duties during the Franco-Prussian War, many French men and women argued that citizens could and should take responsibility for the nation's war effort, even before hostilities began. To this end, they joined the Red Cross, gymnastics clubs, and commemorative organizations like the Souvenir Français, especially in areas of the country that had faced occupation and that anticipated future invasion. Using extensive archival and published sources, Chrastil deftly traces the evolution of these private or semiprivate associations and the ways in which those associations affected the relationship of citizens with the French state. Through a novel interpretation of these civilian groups, Chrastil asserts that the associations encouraged French citizens to accept and even to prolong World War I.

Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years written by British Museum and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum written by British Library and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: