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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Glees, Anthony, 1948- Reinventing Germany. Oxford ; Washington, D.C. : Berg, 1996 (OCoLC)604800255 |
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Document Type: | Book, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Anthony Glees |
ISBN: | 1859731902 9781859731901 1859731856 9781859731857 |
OCLC Number: | 35280587 |
Description: | xxxiii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Table: German federal elections results, 1949-94 -- Introduction: reinventing Germany -- The Nazi legacy: Hitler and post-1945 German political culture -- The occupation of Germany -- The re-emergence of German political life in the West: 1945-9 -- Adenauer's high policy -- Adenauer's model Germany: 1955-63 -- The Grand Coalition and Brandt Chancellorship -- Ostpolitik -- The two Helmuts -- Schmidt and Kohl, 1974-89 -- Kohl and unification in 1990: Germany resurgent -- Germany after unity: German dominance -- German domination. |
Responsibility: | Anthony Glees. |
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'An important book on post-war German history which stresses, from a British perspective, the obligation towards Europe that a reunified Germany expresses.'Helmut Kohl'Glees' new study validates the description of the Federal Republic as a "chancellor democracy". With thought and clarity, Glees describes how the nation's chancellors have shaped Germany's political course. From Adenauer's reinvention of postwar Germany, to Brandt's Ostpolitik, to Kohl's orchestration of German union, this study tracks the major political developments of the Federal Republic. For both students and instructors, this book provides a valuable introduction to the Federal Republic's history, and a provocative assessment of the political challenges now facing the nation.'Professor Russell J. Dalton, University of California, Irvine.'... a reliable and readable account of all the major developments, [it] raises serious questions about the future role of Germany in Europe and should soon become es Read more...


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