| Title: |
The Crisis of Modernity, 1887-1902. |
| Authors: |
Barkin, Kenneth D.1 |
| Source: |
Studies in the History of Art. 1996, Issue 53, p18-35. 18p. 4 Black and White Photographs, 1 Cartoon or Caricature. |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses the crisis of modernity in Germany between the period 1887-1902. The conflicts from the outset during the second German Empire included strife between Catholics and Protestants, liberals and conservatives, and capitalists and socialists. The period was evident of thinkers who came to realize that the economy, class structure and patterns of consumption were changing rapidly that the nation was in danger of losing its connection to the past. In addition, the commitment made by the emperor and political leaders to build an oceangoing navy to rival that of the great maritime powers has marked another momentous event in the nineties. The empire was characterized by a multiparty system in which six parties vied with one another for seats at each election. |
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