Dividing and uniting Germany / J.K.A. Thomaneck and Bill Niven.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomaneck, Jürgen.

Contributor:

Niven, Bill, 1956-

Series:

Making of the contemporary world.

The making of the contemporary world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

German reunification question (1949-1990).

Regionalism--Germany.

Regionalism.

Germany--History--Unification, 1990--Social aspects.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages) : maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A concise introduction to the process which led to the division of Germany in 1949, and its unification in 1990, this book also explores the economic, social and cultural divisions between and east and west, which still exist in post-unification Germany. Dividing and Uniting Germany covers all important aspects of the subject including: the role of the allies in the post-war division of the country, the integration of West and East Germany into their respective blocs, the problems of integrating east and west after 1990, Germany's Nazi and soci

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Maps; 1 The state of the nation; 2 The division of Germany; 3 The two German states: realities and images; 4 The intervening years: long-term factors in change; 5 The events of 1989/1990; 6 Unification?; 7 Coming to terms with the past; 8 Germany into the new millennium; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [95]-100) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-33845-8

1-134-67196-2

0-203-45162-7

1-134-67197-0

9780203451625

OCLC:

437074680