Berlin under the New Empire
Berlin under the New Empire
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USDIn the wake of German unification in 1871, Berlin became a place of increased interest to the other nations of Europe. The journalist Henry Vizetelly (1820–94) made his first journey to the capital of the new empire in 1872. Based on observations from a series of visits, this two-volume work presents a witty and detailed portrait of the city and its inhabitants. In Volume 1, Vizetelly describes travelling to Berlin and his mixed first impressions. He sketches a brief history of the city and its development from the thirteenth century onwards, and in a series of essay-style chapters he discusses aspects of Berlin culture and society - including dinner-party etiquette - as well as political and military personalities. Illustrated with hundreds of engravings from designs by German artists, the work first appeared in 1879. Vizetelly's Paris in Peril (1882) and Glances Back Through Seventy Years (1893) are also reissued in this series.
Product details
September 2013Paperback
9781108064897
486 pages
229 × 152 × 28 mm
0.71kg
219 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. En route
- 2. First impressions of Berlin
- 3. Ancient Berlin
- 4. Development of Berlin
- 5. Modern Berlin
- 6. The Berlinese in society
- 7. The Berlinese at home
- 8. Berlin wird Weltstadt
- 9. Unter den Linden
- 10. The Thiergarten
- 11. Berlin en fete
- 12. The autumn military manoeuvres
- 13. Wilhelm I
- 14. Scions of the house of Hohenzollern
- 15. Reichs-Kanzler von Bismarck
- 16. Prussian generals
- 17. The Prussian army
- 18. The Prussian army (cont.)
- 19. The Prussian army (cont.)
- 20. The Prussian army (cont.)
- 21. The Prussian army (cont.)
- 22. War schools
- Appendix.
