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Writing Europe's Pasts: Germany's Twentieth Century: Introduction

Writing Europe's Pasts: Germany's Twentieth Century: Introduction All articles in this special issue of the Australian Journal of Politics and History originated in papers presented at the thirteenth biennial conference of the Australasian Association for European History, Auckland, 9-12 July 2001. As reflected by this special issue, modern German history constituted a central focus of the conference. The themes of the articles gathered here span the history of Germany during the twentieth century with some covering issues that will continue to occupy the discourse on Germany's recent history in the twenty-first century. Arguably, the twentieth century was “Germany’s century” — though primarily in a negative sense. By the time the First World War broke out in 1914, largely due to the policies of the Wilhelmine leadership, Germany had already established itself as a global power — certainly in economic terms, but also more consequentially in terms of its military might. At the beginning of the twenty-first century Germany continues to be a global economic power and, though militarily far weaker than at the beginning of the previous century, again occupies an influential political role abroad. In the intervening century, Germany very probably underwent more dramatic changes than any other nation worldwide. Few societies can “boast” http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Politics and History Wiley

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Wiley
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Departments of Government & History, University of Queensland & Blackwell Publishers, 2002
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0004-9522
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1467-8497
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10.1111/1467-8497.00247
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All articles in this special issue of the Australian Journal of Politics and History originated in papers presented at the thirteenth biennial conference of the Australasian Association for European History, Auckland, 9-12 July 2001. As reflected by this special issue, modern German history constituted a central focus of the conference. The themes of the articles gathered here span the history of Germany during the twentieth century with some covering issues that will continue to occupy the discourse on Germany's recent history in the twenty-first century. Arguably, the twentieth century was “Germany’s century” — though primarily in a negative sense. By the time the First World War broke out in 1914, largely due to the policies of the Wilhelmine leadership, Germany had already established itself as a global power — certainly in economic terms, but also more consequentially in terms of its military might. At the beginning of the twenty-first century Germany continues to be a global economic power and, though militarily far weaker than at the beginning of the previous century, again occupies an influential political role abroad. In the intervening century, Germany very probably underwent more dramatic changes than any other nation worldwide. Few societies can “boast”

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Australian Journal of Politics and History – Wiley

Published: Mar 1, 2002

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