LEADER 03952nam 2200577 450 001 9910824892603321 005 20230422033902.0 010 $a1-57181-211-3 010 $a1-78238-990-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9781782389903 035 $a(CKB)3710000000641286 035 $a(EBL)4462011 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001656080 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16436401 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001656080 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14983986 035 $a(PQKB)10204557 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4462011 035 $a(DE-B1597)636064 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781782389903 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000641286 100 $a19990329d1999 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aBreakdown, breakup, breakthrough $eGermany's difficult passage to modernity /$fedited by Carl Lankowski 210 1$aNew York :$cBerghahn Books,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aPolicies and institutions ;$vvolume 4 300 $a"A festschrift for Andrei Markovits"--P. [vii]. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBreakdown, Breakup, Breakthrough; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 CALVINISM AND DEMOCRACY; Chapter 2 LIBERALIZATION ANDDEMOCRATIZATION IN NINETEENTH ANDTWENTIETH CENTURY GERMANY INCOMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 3 GERMANY ON THE GLOBAL STAGE; Chapter 4 THE POLITICS OF ADAPTINGORGANIZED CAPITALISM; Chapter 5 THE "STORM BEFORE THE CALM"; Chapter 6 THE BUNDESRAT, INTEREST GROUPS,AND GRIDLOCK; Chapter 7 FAHRVERGNU?GEN ON THE DATENBAHN; Chapter 8 ENGINEERED LIKE NO OTHER; Chapter 9 GLOBALIZATION, GENDER, AND THEGERMAN WELFARE STATE; Chapter 10GRACE? UNDER PRESSURE? 330 $aGermany's institutional anatomy, its norms, and the spirits that animate it can only be properly understood if one takes into account such factors as its economic power and central position within Europe. This volume traces the difficult passage of German society to modernity, offering new perspectives on the "German question," largely characterized by the absence of key ideological underpinnings of democracy in the early modern period and a constitutional exceptionalism on the eve of the 20th century. The essays describe the organizational infrastructure and behavioral norms that account for the success of Germany's postwar economy and polity, but also register the tensions between the increasingly individualist outlook of post-1968 Germans and the country's highly organized and ritualistic decision-making structures, which often severely test the democratic foundations of the republic. However, Germany is not unique in its efforts to find a balance between traditional and modern forces that have shaped its history. This volume demonstrates that Germany's experience, past and present, teaches broader lessons that speak to the central concerns of our time: what are the historical precursors of and vital attitudes towards democracy? How much structural variation will be feasible in political economies embedded in Europe after the introduction of the Euro and in the context of economic and other globalization? The considerable insights into these questions provided by this volume celebrate the inspiration given to colleagues and students who have worked with Andrei S. Markovits, to whom it is dedicated. 410 0$aPolicies and institutions ;$vv. 4. 606 $aDemocracy$zGermany 606 $aPolitical culture$zGermany 607 $aGermany$xHistory$yUnification, 1990 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1990- 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPolitical culture 676 $a320.943/09/04 702 $aLankowski$b Carl F.$f1949- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824892603321 996 $aBreakdown, breakup, breakthrough$94097043 997 $aUNINA