Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1: The Problem(s) 9
6. 2: A Plethora of Germanies 18
7. 3: Culture, Language, and Blood 28
8. 4: The Gemeinschaft 46
9. 5: Marx, the Proletariat, and the State 60
10. 6: Hegel and the State 65
11. 7: German Historians and the State 69
12. 8: Meinecke and the State 81
13. 9: The Lingering Ambiguities of the State 103
14. 10: Materialism 110
15. 11: Militarism and Death 118
16. 12: Providence and Narration 132
17. 13: Guilt and Innocence 143
18. 14: The Indispensable Jews 159
19. 15: The Historians’ Debate 171
20. 16: The State Today 188
21. Notes 215
22. Index 239