The German Empire, 1871–1918

'Roger Chickering presents a general survey on the history of the German Empire which is based on more than forty years of research. His book brilliantly combines this research with the knowledge of the development of the scholarship and the curiosity and openness for new approaches. The result is a Totalgeschichte of the German Empires as a realm of multiple actions and experiences.' Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
'The sum-total of more than fifty years of research and reflection, this comprehensive, masterful history of Imperial Germany offers a new take on the much-debated question of what went wrong in the Second Reich. It is unlikely that we will see a better interpretation of this history any time soon.' Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann, University of California, Berkeley
'In this fine book, Roger Chickering combines the reflections of a scholarly lifetime with a remarkable command of the most recent historical literature. The German Empire, 1871–1918 is full of new information and sharp analysis, the work of a scholar at the top of his game.' James J. Sheehan, Stanford University
'… as a work of synthesis, requiring the interpretation of a vast corpus of research, Chickering's book has indeed achieved something of considerable originality … he peppers his text with elegant aperçus of his own - the fruit of a lifetime of immersion in this material.' Daniel Johnson, The Critic
'As Roger Chickering explains in his recent book … the battle between the German State and Catholics was years in the making, and shows a Catholic Church in Germany that was orthodox, pious, and deeply fervent.' Casey Chalk, The Catholic Thing
'The book will be of considerable use to international readers as a reference tool for further research, as it covers the topic from a broad perspective.' Jan Markert, H-Soz-Kult
'Roger Chickering has had a highly distinguished career as a historian of Imperial Germany that stretches back for over half a century. … His new survey of Imperial German history has therefore been eagerly awaited. It does not disappoint. … Chickering's control of decades of scholarship is impressive. He provides the reader with judicious synopses of historiographical controversies, in which he is evidently well- versed, and tends to take up positions between the opposing poles of arguments that still give rise to heated debates between historians of the period. … With its mainly thematic structure, the book can serve as a reference handbook for students of the period. Even specialists on the period will find the work illuminating - I found the description of the empire's administrative structures and the chapter on rural society especially useful.' Andrew G. Bonnell, European History Quarterly