German Unification
Process And Outcomes
1st Edition
Published on 13. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
393 pages
978-0-8133-1965-0 (ISBN)
Description
The East European revolutions of 1989 led to momentous changes throughout the region. This book analyzes the process of unification and assesses some of the problems facing a united Germany, by offering a synthesis of opinions. In it experts from Germany and the United States examine the deep-seated issues of political identity, painful economic adjustments and Germany's redefined international role.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1965-0 (9780813319650)
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12/1993
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Westview Press Inc
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Content
Introduction - models of unification, M. Donald Hancock and Helga A. Welsh. Part 1 Background and impetus: the German question since 1945, Johannes Kuppe; the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe - evolution, revolution and diffusion, H.A. Welsh. Part 2 Politics of unification - process and outcomes: exiting the GDR - political movements and parties between democratization and Westernization, Michaela W. Richter; reform vs transformation, Henry Krisch; political culture and public opinion, Karl Schmitt; steps toward union - the collapse of the GDR and the unification of Germany, Michael Huelshoff and Arthur Hanhardt. Part 3 Implications and problematics of unified Germany: parties and problems of governance, Gert-Joachim Glaessner; industrial relations, M.D. Hancock; economic policies and performance, Peter H. Merkl; social policy at the crossroads?, Gunnar Winkler; security issues, James Sperling; an unwelcome enlargement? the European Community and German unification, Andreas Falke.