| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 247 pages) |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Chronicle of political events in postwar Germany -- 1. German Democratic Republic: The State that Failed -- 2. Federal Republic of Germany (1949-90): The State That Succeeded -- 3. Political System: Stability in Danger? -- 4. German Economy: The End of the 'Miracle'? -- 5. German Society: The End of Consensus? -- 6. New Germany, Europe and the World -- 7. Coming to Terms with the Past -- 8. Conceptions of Germany and the Germans -- 9. Intellectual Climate Since Unification |
| Summary |
"Understanding Contemporary Germany is a wide-ranging survey of Europe's largest and most powerful country. It examines political, economic and social aspects of post-unification Germany, as well as considering questions relating to German identity." "More specifically, it discusses whether the new Germany is a stable democracy based on solid political and economic foundations. It assesses the extent to which the German people is at ease with itself following the traumas of the country's history." "By looking at a wide range of topics and including a cultural dimension, Understanding Contemporary Germany seeks to widen debate on Germany in a way which will be useful to all who study or work in the fields of German or European studies. Its conclusion is that, in contrast to the widespread fears expressed both in the country and outside, the new Germany largely remains a stable and reliable partner in European and world affairs."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Political culture -- Germany
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HISTORY.
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Political culture
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000423
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Germany (East) -- Politics and government -- 1989-1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90002753
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Germany (West) -- Politics and government -- 1982-1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054675
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| Subject |
Germany
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Germany (East)
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Germany (West)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0203283066 |
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9780203283066 |
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0203438604 |
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9780203438602 |
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0203746848 |
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9780203746844 |
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1134768648 |
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9781134768646 |
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1280108894 |
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9781280108891 |
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