German Federalism

Past, Present and Future
2002. Auflage 2002
ISBN: 978-0-333-96860-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 215 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: New Perspectives in German Political Studies

This book explores the German idea of federalism denoting 'diversity within unity'. Historians, linguists and political scientists examine how federalism emerged in the Holy Roman Empire, was re-shaped by nineteenth-century cultural movements, and was adopted by the unified state in 1871 and again after 1945. The myth of federalism as a safeguard against totalitarianism is tested in regard to the Third Reich and the GDR. The book concludes with an outlook on German federalism's future in Europe.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Umbach, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword: H.Schulze Notes on the Contributors Introduction: German Federalism in Historical Perspective; M.Umbach Federal Habits: The Holy Roman Empire and the Continuity of German Federalism; J.Whaley History and Federalism in the Age of Nation-State Formation; M.Umbach Federalism and the Heimat Idea in Imperial Germany A.Confino Political Unity and Linguistic Diversity in Nineteenth-Century Germany; M.Durrell Federalism and the Nazi State; J.Noakes Democratic Centralism and Regionalism in the GDR; M.Fulbrook Federalism from Cooperation to Competition; C.Jeffery Challenges and Perspectives of German Federalism; W.Renzsch German Federalism in History: Some Afterthoughts; A.J.Nicholls Index

Über Autor(innen)

ALON CONFINO Associate Professor, History Department, University of Virginia, USA
MARY FULBROOK Professor of German History, University College London
MARTIN DURRELL Henry Simon Professor of German, University of Manchester
CHARLIE JEFFERY Professor of German Politics, University of Birmingham
ANTHONY NICHOLLS Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford
JEREMY NOAKES Professor History, University of Exeter
WOLFGANG RENZSCH Professor of Politics, Otto-von-Guericke Universität, Magdeburg
HAGEN SCHULZE Professor of History, Free University Berlin
JOACHIM WHALEY Lecturer, German Department, University of Cambridge