German Unification in the European Context
Title | German Unification in the European Context PDF eBook |
Author | Peter H. Merkl |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Total Pages | 465 |
Release | 2010-11-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0271044098 |
Germany Unified and Europe Transformed
Title | Germany Unified and Europe Transformed PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Zelikow |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 493 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780674353251 |
This work provides an analysis of the moves and manoeuvres that brought an end to the Cold War division of Europe. Coverage includes discussion of the opening of the Berlin Wall and a study of the relationship between West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and reform Communist leader, Hans Modrow.
Uneasy Allies
Title | Uneasy Allies PDF eBook |
Author | Klaus Larres |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 366 |
Release | 2000-03-16 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0191544574 |
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, fundamental differences in values and policy can be discerned in British-German relations. For historical, political, and economic reasons, the collective memories of both nations have retained very different identities and attitudes towards each other and towards the European continent and European integration. Yet, Britain is one of the most significant European partners for Germany and Germany is of great importance for Britains role in Europe. This book focuses on the influence of European integration on the policies of Britain and Germany towards each other. It considers British-German relations in the context of European integration in their historical dimensions since 1945. Britains ambiguous policy towards the GDR and Mrs Thatchers opposition to German unification are also discussed. In particular, the book focuses on the post-1990 relationship and examines the political, security related, economic and financial as well as the social aspects of the dynamic British-German relations in an ever more interdependent world. The influence of the US and France on both Germany and Britain and their European policies is therefore considered in detail. This book offers interesting and challenging insights into the evolution of British-German relations within the context of European integration in the post-Second World War and post-Unification era. The book argues that throughout the latter half of the twentieth century Britain and Germany can be characterised as uneasy allies. It is only since the late 1990s Britain and Germany appear to have become genuine partners in the context of European integration.
Nation-Building in Central Europe
Title | Nation-Building in Central Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Hagen Schulze |
Publisher | Berg Publishers |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 1987-10-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
This book places German nationalism in its European context and considers how far it reflects interests and ideas common to people of different nationalities, confessions and social backgrounds.
Ten Years of German Unification
Title | Ten Years of German Unification PDF eBook |
Author | Jörn Leonhard |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2002-04-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9781902459127 |
In May 2000, scholars of history, law, politics, and economics gathered in London to compare their various methodological and empirical perspectives on the 1989-90 collapse of the Germanies into a unity, and the aftermath of the event from the perspective of a decade on. Their 14 studies cover histo
Attitudes Towards Europe
Title | Attitudes Towards Europe PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Good |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 2017-09-29 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1351575015 |
An innovative collaborative research project conducted jointly at Durham University and the Istitut fA r deutsche Sprache in Mannheim, Germany. It focuses on the study of public debates on economic and political integration of Europe, in both Britain and Germany and how these debates have developed in the post war period up to the 1990s. The following topics are investigated: Euro-discourse and the new media, British national identity in the European context, representations of Germany in the context of European integration in Margaret Thatchera (TM)s autobiographies, European debates in post-World War II Germany, the European debate in and between Germany and Great Britain, the career of the neologism Euro in German Press Texts and the metaphorization of European politics. The study links to Internet implications, providing the basis for further contrastive and comparative research on public discourse in the field of European politics.
The Federal Republic of Germany at Forty-Five
Title | The Federal Republic of Germany at Forty-Five PDF eBook |
Author | Peter H. Merkl |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 506 |
Release | 2016-07-27 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1349135186 |
This five-year review of the changing political scene in (West) Germany stresses interpretations and perspectives of sympathetic outside observers. Given the dramatic unification of the country and its painful aftermath, the emphasis is on the changing elements of German identity and on postunification problems. Today's emerging perspectives are seen simultaneously in their domestic, including East-West German, and in their international context, with regard to Germany's role in Europe and the world.