1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911078963103321

Titolo

African slave trade. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, a report from the Secretary of State in reference to the African slave trade. December 6, 1860. -- Laid upon the table, and ordered to be printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : [publisher not identified], , 1860

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (648 pages) : tables

Collana

Ex. doc. / 36th Congress, 2nd session. House ; ; no. 7

[United States congressional serial set] ; ; [serial set no. 1095]

Altri autori (Persone)

BuchananJames <1791-1868.>

Soggetti

Enslaved persons

Slavery

Slave trade

Slave traders

Legislative materials.

Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911093304903321

Autore

Glaessner Gert-Joachim <1944->

Titolo

German democracy : from post-World War II to the present day / / Gert-Joachim Glaessner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2005

ISBN

9786612596575

1-84520-888-9

1-282-59657-8

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 230 p

Disciplina

320.943

Soggetti

Democracy - Germany

Germany Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1949 and 1989--new democratic beginnings and continuity -- Constitutionalism and constitutional politics in Germany -- The constitution of the united Germany -- West and East : Germany in Europe -- The system of government -- Elections, coalitions, and coalition governments -- The German party system -- The power structure of the German Democratic Republic -- The German revolution of 1989 and German unification -- Political culture united?

Sommario/riassunto

When the former allies of World War II divided Germany into two provisional states, no one would have predicted that this would last for nearly half a century. Nor could anyone have predicted that sixty years later, Germany would have shaken off its Nazi past so thoroughly as to emerge as a key player in Western politics.Gert-Joachim Glaessner explains this historic transformation and provides an in-depth introduction to the German political system, its foundations and developments since 1949. Themes covered include the development of the FDR and GDR during the Cold War, the politics of Westernization, the controversies of West Germany's role in NATO and European integration. The author also examines parliamentary institutions, the role of the German Chancellor, party structure and organized interest groups. The book includes reference material from key documents,



such as the German Constitution.Demonstrating how Germany went from political pariah to a model of modern liberal democracy, Glaessner offers a concise overview of the German political system in the post-war period.