03147nam 22005654a 450 991095803870332120251116230624.097866125965751-84520-888-91-282-59657-8(CKB)1000000000520659(SSID)ssj0000162295(PQKBManifestationID)11170036(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000162295(PQKBWorkID)10200395(PQKB)10951184(MiAaPQ)EBC513986(Au-PeEL)EBL513986(CaPaEBR)ebr10193717(CaONFJC)MIL259657(OCoLC)893334884(BIP)9794733(EXLCZ)99100000000052065920050407d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGerman democracy from post-World War II to the present day /Gert-Joachim GlaessnerOxford ;New York Berg2005xvi, 230 pBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-85973-871-0 1-85973-876-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.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?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.DemocracyGermanyGermanyPolitics and government20th centuryDemocracy320.943Glaessner Gert-Joachim1944-1867511MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958038703321German democracy4475110UNINA