This wide-ranging survey of Europe's largest and most powerful country examines all aspects of post-unification Germany, as well as considering questions relating to German identity. The book adopts an integrated approach, considering society, culture, politics, economics and history. It gives extensive coverage of the Nazi legacy and assesses the stability and normality of the Federal Republic and its position in world affairs. Parkes concludes that the new Germany largely remains a stable and reliable partner in European and world affairs.
Autorentext
Stuart Parkes is Reader in German Literature and Society at the University of Sunderland, and author of Writers and Politics in West Germany (1986).
Zusammenfassung
This text is an introductory survey of German society focusing on the post-unification situation. It raises questions relating to German identity and adopts an integrated approach, considering society, culture, politics, economics and history. The stability and normality of the Federal Republic and its position in world affairs is assessed. The book aims to provide the background to contemporary Germany required for students of modern languages, or those courses containing an element of German studies.
Inhalt
Chronicle of political events in postwar Germany, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part I Divided Germany, Part II Facing the Future, Part III The Search for Identity, Conclusion, Glossary, Notes, Bibliography/further reading, Index