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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813966303321

Titolo

After unity : reconfiguring German identities / / edited by Konrad H. Jarausch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 1997

ISBN

1-78920-571-9

1-57181-041-2

1-57181-040-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 216 pages)

Collana

Modern German studies ; ; Volume 2

Altri autori (Persone)

GransowVolker

Disciplina

320.943

Soggetti

Political culture - Germany

Germany Politics and government 1990-

Germany Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction. Reshaping German Identities: Reflections on the Post-Unification Debate -- Chapter I. The Presence of the Past: Culture, Opinion, and Identity in Germany -- Chapter II. Natives, Strangers, and Foreigners: Constituting Germans by Constructing Others -- Chapter III. East and West German Identities: United and Divided? -- Chapter IV. Women, Men and Unification: Gender Politics and the Abortion Struggle Since 1989 -- Chapter V. Germany and Europe: Finding an International Role -- Postscript. Creative Chaos: Concluding Thoughts on Interdisciplinary Cooperation -- List of Contributors -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The unification of Germany is the most important change in Central Europe in the last four decades. Understanding this rapid and unforeseen development has raised old fears as well as inspired new hopes. In order to make sense out of the bewildering process and to help both expert and lay readers understand the changes and consequences, an American historian and a German social scientist put together this collection of central texts on German unification, the first of its kind. An invaluable reference tool.