A question of priorities : democratic reforms and economic recovery in postwar Germany : Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart under U.S. occupation, 1945-1949 / / Rebecca L. Boehling

• Autore: Boehling Rebecca L. <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Providence ; ; Oxford : , : Berghahn Books, , 1996
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 301 p., [6] p. of plates ) : ill., map
• Disciplina: 352.043/09/044
• Soggetto topico: Military government - Germany - Frankfurt am Main; Military government - Germany - Munich; Military government - Germany - Stuttgart; Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Germany - Frankfurt am Main; Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Germany - Munich; Reconstruction (1939-1951) - Germany - Stuttgart
• Soggetto geografico: Frankfurt am Main (Germany) Politics and government; Munich (Germany) Politics and government; Stuttgart (Germany) Politics and government
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-293) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter I: American Preparations for Postwar German Self-Government -- Chapter II: Structure, Jurisdiction, and Policies of the Office of Military Government – U.S. Zone (OMGUS) -- Chapter III: From Resistance and Liberation to Conquest and Occupation -- Chapter IV: The Stunde Null: American Occupiers, German Appointees, and Pre-democratic Municipal Administration -- Chapter V: German Grassroots Democracy and U.S. Military Government: Early Manifestations of Local Self-Government -- Chapter VI: U.S. Military Government in Retreat: The Return of German Self-Government and the Results of Democratization Initiatives -- Chapter VII: Conclusion: The Legacy of the U.S. Occupation -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Rebecca Boehling offers a most valuable contribution to this debate. She examines the decisions made by the U.S. Military Government regarding German municipal personnel from the first year of the occupation, when all city officials were appointed directly by Military Government of with its explicit approval, through the first postwar municipal elections in 1946 and 1948, when democratic self-government was gradually restored. Boehling explores the far-reaching effects of personnel decisions on German political life within the framework of U.S. policies intended to denazify and democratize Germany. The conclusion she draws is that the early local-level German developments under U.S. occupation facilitated economic recovery in a manner that restricted the implementation of political and social goals of democratization.
• Titolo autorizzato: A question of priorities
• ISBN: 1-78533-011-X; 1-57181-035-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792202203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II