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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boehling, Rebecca L., 1955- author.

Series:

Monographs in German history ; v. 2

Monographs in German history A question of priorities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military government--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.

Military government.

Military government--Germany--Munich.

Military government--Germany--Stuttgart.

Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.

Reconstruction (1939-1951).

Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany--Munich.

Reconstruction (1939-1951)--Germany--Stuttgart.

Frankfurt am Main (Germany)--Politics and government.

Frankfurt am Main (Germany).

Munich (Germany)--Politics and government.

Munich (Germany).

Stuttgart (Germany)--Politics and government.

Stuttgart (Germany).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 301 p., [6] p. of plates ) ill., map ;

Place of Publication:

Providence ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-293) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785330117

178533011X

9781571810359

1571810358

OCLC:

1347247801