1. The Founders' Generation: 1870-1890  The Fabric of Society: Economic and Political Power Struggles.  The Kulturkampf.  Im Mittelpunkt: Ludwig Windthorst (1821 - 1891).  Economic and Social Developments.  Im Mittelpunkt: Gerson Bleichrader (1822 - 1893).  Social Legislation and Antisocialist Laws.  Foreign Relations.  The End of the Era and Bismarck's Dismissal 
2. Wihelminian Germany, 1890 - 1914 Parties, Lobbies, and Patriotic Organizations.  Im Mittelpunkt: Eduard Bernstein (1850 - 1932).  Political Issues and Personalities.  Economic Developments.  Literature, Art, and Society.  Im Mittelpunkt: Theodor Fontane (1819 - 1898).  Foreign Relations.  Germany on the Eve of World War I. 
3. The First World War, 1914-1918.  The Outbreak of WarMilitary Developments.  Im Mittelpunkt: Erich Ludendorff (1865 - 1937).  Domestic Policies: Reform, Repression, and Revolution.  Im Mittelpunkt: Georg von Hertling (1843 - 1919).  War and Society.  Conclusion 
4. Revolution, Inflation, and Putsches: The Search for a New Consensus, 1918-1023  Revolution.  Im Mittelpunkt: Friedrich Ebert (1871 - 1925).  The Weimar Constitution.  Im Mittelpunkt: Rosa Luxemburg (1870 - 1919).  The Treaty of Versailles.  Economic and Social Problems.  Counterrevolution.  Foreign Relations.  Conclusion. 
5. Fools' Gold: The Weimar Republic, 1924-1930  The Search for the Elusive Consensus.  Im Mittelpunkt: Wilhelm Marx (1883 - 1946).  Economic and Social Developments.  Weimar Culture.  Im Mittelpunkt: Kurt Weill (1900 - 1950).  Foreign Relations.  The Collapse of the Economy and the End of Parliamentary Democracy 
6.From Authoritarianism to Totalitarianism, 1930-1938  The Rule of the New Conservatives.  <