German ideologies since 1945 : studies in the political thought and culture of the Bonn Republic / edited by Jan-Werner Müller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Müller, Jan-Werner, 1970-

Remarque Intsitute (New York University)

Series:

Europe in transition (New York, N.Y.)

Europe in transition : the NYU European studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Politics and government--1945-1990.

Germany.

Politics and government.

Political science--Germany.

Political science.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 252 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

Summary:

"German Ideologies since 1945 explores the development of German political thought in the post-war period. The contributors analyze to what extent the much debated Westernization and Americanization of German political culture was reflected in or even driven by political thinkers. They also illuminate the complex ways in which older German traditions were abandoned or adapted to the situation after 1945, while Western traditions were appropriated (or misappropriated) to suit German needs. This volume is the first comprehensively to chart the paths of post-war conservatism and neo-conservatism; the first to make sense of the political thinking of the student rebels of 1968; and the first to analyze the development of distinctively German brands of civic republicanism and multiculturalism. The contributors also pay particular attention to the shifting cultural contexts and institutional bases of political thought, such as the peculiar German university culture and the world of intellectual magazines.

Notes:

Chiefly papers of a workshop organized by the Remarque Institute of New York University.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312295790

OCLC:

49249877