Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Abbreviations xi
5. Part One: The Background
6. Introduction 3
7. One: Bildung and the Gebildeten 16
8. Two: The Gymnasium in Imperial Germany 36
9. Part Two: Issues and Inaction, 1868-1888
10. Three: The “Demands of the Present” 59
11. Four: The Overburdening of German Youth 119
12. Five: Raising Young Germans 140
13. Part Three: The Kaiser and the School Conferences
14. Six: The Kaiser Intervenes 171
15. Seven: The School Conference of 1890 208
16. Eight: Reprise: The School Conference of 1900 243
17. Nine: Comparisons and Conclusions 292
18. Bibliography 315
19. Index 357
20. Backmatter 367