Collection: Reference

This unique new reference book is the first English-language biographical dictionary on the prominent and significant political leaders in Weimar Germany during this dramatic era in modern German and European history.

Gives an overview of each theory, its history and application. Outlines the philosophy and discusses its main tenets with examples and explanations. Analyses strengths and weaknesses and offers insight as to its success or failure.

Analyses government structures, functions, processes and personnel from 1842 to 1900. Drawing on parliamentary papers, politicians' private correspondence and surviving government records in an account of administrative challenges in a growing colony.