LEADER 03147nam 22005654a 450 001 9910958038703321 005 20251116230624.0 010 $a9786612596575 010 $a1-84520-888-9 010 $a1-282-59657-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000520659 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000162295 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11170036 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000162295 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10200395 035 $a(PQKB)10951184 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC513986 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL513986 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10193717 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL259657 035 $a(OCoLC)893334884 035 $a(BIP)9794733 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000520659 100 $a20050407d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGerman democracy $efrom post-World War II to the present day /$fGert-Joachim Glaessner 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cBerg$d2005 215 $axvi, 230 p 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a1-85973-871-0 311 08$a1-85973-876-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index. 327 $a1949 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? 330 $aWhen 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. 606 $aDemocracy$zGermany 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y20th century 615 0$aDemocracy 676 $a320.943 700 $aGlaessner$b Gert-Joachim$f1944-$01867511 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958038703321 996 $aGerman democracy$94475110 997 $aUNINA