Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
From Occupation to Unification and Beyond
Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Short Oxford History of Germany
ISBN: 978-0-19-873211-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press
Traces the history of the two Germanies beyond unification through to the current Schröder government
Gives special emphasis to the German role within European integration and Germany's relationship with the USA
Provides separate analysis of foreign and domestic policies
Includes brief biographical portraits of the individual West German Chancellors and East German leaders
Set within a chronological framework, this stimulating new study explores the history of Germany from the end of the Second World War and the legacy of the Third Reich through to the present day. Drawing on recent research and newly available evidence of the post-Cold war era, Klaus Larres provides a comprehensive analysis of the most important domestic and external aspects of contemporary Germany since 1945, including the Occupation, the effects of the Cold War, and the excitements and complexities of reunification in 1989/90. Larres then looks beyond this landmark event to Germany's role within European integration, her developing relationship with the USA, the relocation of the seat of government to Berlin, and the domestic and foreign policies of the red-green coalition led by Gerhard Schröder and Joschka Fischer.
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Students and the general reader interested in modern German history.
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Preface
Introduction: The End of Hitler, the Victory of the Allied Powers, and the Establishment of two German States (1945-49)
I. Major Themes in German Post-war History
1: Western and Eastern Integration
2: Economic Miracle
3: Federalism and Party Politics
4: The Role of the Chancellor in the Federal Republic
5: European Integration and Transatlantic Relations
6: Ostpolitik and Intra-German Relations
7: Unification and the Role of the GDR in German history since 1945
8: The Shape of the Berlin Republic and Germany's post-Cold War Role
II. Germany During the Cold War Period
9: Re-integration: West Germany under Konrad Adenauer, 1949-1955
10: Interdependence and Cold War Complexities: The Slow End of the Adenauer Era, 1955-1963
11: The Search for Recognition: Walter Ulbricht's GDR, 1949-1963
12: Ever increasing Difficulties: The End of the Economic Miracle and the Emancipation of the West Germans under Ludwig Erhard, 1963-66
13: New Departures: West Germany's Grand Coalition, 1966-69
14: Stability and Economic Recovery: Ulbricht's GDR, 1963-1971
III. The Era of Detente and Co-operation
15: New Self-Confidence: Willy Brandt and the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969-1974
16: Crisis Management: The Reign of Helmut Schmidt, 1974-82
17: Respectability and Economic Downturn: Honecker's GDR, 1971-1989
18: Economic Difficulties and New Patriotism: Helmut Kohl's First Years in Office, 1982-89
IV. Germany and the post-Cold War World
19: German Unification, 1989/90
20: After Unification: Helmut Kohl's Germany, 1991-98
21: From Bonn to Berlin: the Schröder Government
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