Fragmented Fatherland

Immigration and Cold War Conflict in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1980
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-78533-030-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 34, 246 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 362 g

Reihe: Monographs in German History

1945 to 1980 marks an extensive period of mass migration of students, refugees, ex-soldiers, and workers from an extraordinarily wide range of countries to West Germany. Turkish, Kurdish, and Italian groups have been studied extensively, and while this book uses these groups as points of comparison, it focuses on ethnic communities of varying social structures—from Spain, Iran, Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, and Algeria—and examines the interaction between immigrant networks and West German state institutions as well as the ways in which patterns of cooperation and conflict differ. This study demonstrates how the social consequences of mass immigration became intertwined with the ideological battles of Cold War Germany and how the political life and popular movements within these immigrant communities played a crucial role in shaping West German society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clarkson, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: New Neighbours, New Challenges: Recognising Diversity

Chapter 1. Old Allies in a New World: The Relationship between Émigrés and the German Political Establishment

Chapter 2. Support or Suppress?: Croatian Nationalists and the West German Security Services

Chapter 3. ‘Subversive’ Immigrants and Social Democrats: Shared Memories of a ‘Romantic’ Past

Chapter 4. A Battle on Many Fronts: Greek Immigrants and Political Violence

Chapter 5. Both Losers and Winners?: The Iranian Community and the Student Movement

Conclusion: Nation and Fragmentation: Managing Diversity

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Clarkson, Alexander
Alexander Clarkson studied Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford, where he completed his doctorate. He is currently Lecturer in the German and European Studies Departments at King’s College London.