This book examines the current and historical dimensions of relations between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, focusing on the complex economic issues that make the two countries interdependent and on the resulting policy implications. The contributors analyze the reasons for increasingly problematic relations between the United States and West Germany, arguing that the situation is exacerbated by the inadequate understanding Americans often have of the changing nature of society, politics, and culture in West Germany.

"James A. Cooney is executive director of the McCloy German Scholars Program and adjunct lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Gordon A. Craig is J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Stanford University.
Hans Peter Schwarz is professor of political science and director of the Institute for Political Science and European Issues at the University of Cologne.
Fritz Stern is past provost and Seth Low Professor of History at Columbia University."