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Author:   Stephen G. Gross (New York University)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.690kg
ISBN:  

9781107112254

ISBN 10:   1107112257
Pages:   398
Publication Date:   05 January 2016
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Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Introduction: the foundations of soft power and informal empire; Part I. German Power in the Wilhelmine Empire and the Weimar Republic: 1. The legacy of Wilhelmine imperialism and the First World War, 1890–1920; 2. The economics of trade: building commercial networks in southeastern Europe, 1925–30; 3. The culture of trade: cultural diplomacy and area studies in southeastern Europe, 1925–30; 4. The politics of trade: Paneuropa, Mitteleuropa, and the Great Depression, 1929–33; Part II. Nazi Imperialism: 5. Stabilising the Reichsmark bloc: commercial networks in the Third Reich, 1933–9; 6. Economic pioneers or missionaries of the Third Reich? Cultural diplomacy in southeastern Europe, 1933–9; 7. Forging a hinterland: German development aid in the Balkans, 1934–40; 8. The Second World War: informal empire transformed, 1939–45; Conclusion: imperialism realised?

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'Overall, this is an extremely valuable book for economic historians as it underlines that the study of international trade and economic development cannot be separated from the broader power struggle during the period 1890–1945. In doing so, the book sheds light on the previously unknown mechanisms that contributed to the rise of German empire at the heart of Europe, a process which eventually led to the Second World War. In this regard, it is likely to remain a key reference work for years to come on German imperial and economic history.' A. Coşkun Tunçer, Economic History Review 'An absorbing portrait of German interest in Yugoslavia and Romania during the first half of the long twentieth century.' Patricia Clavin, The Journal of Modern History

'Overall, this is an extremely valuable book for economic historians as it underlines that the study of international trade and economic development cannot be separated from the broader power struggle during the period 1890-1945. In doing so, the book sheds light on the previously unknown mechanisms that contributed to the rise of German empire at the heart of Europe, a process which eventually led to the Second World War. In this regard, it is likely to remain a key reference work for years to come on German imperial and economic history.' A. Coskun Tuncer, Economic History Review

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Stephen G. Gross is an assistant professor in the Department of History and the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies at New York University, and a former government economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Washington DC. His research has been supported by the Fulbright Fellowship, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies. At New York University he teaches the history of capitalism, modern German history, the history of fascism, and theories of political economy, and he won an outstanding instructor award during his graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. His articles have appeared in numerous journals, including Central European History, Contemporary European History, German Politics and Society, and Eastern European Politics and Society.

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