Easier fatherland : Germany and the twenty-first century

Author/Creator:: Crawshaw, Steve, author
Publication/Creation:: London, [England] ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2004
Format:: Book

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Full Title:: Easier fatherland : Germany and the twenty-first century / Steve Crawshaw

Subjects:: National socialism--Psychological aspects
Political culture--Germany--History--20th century
Germany--History--1990-
Germany--Historiography

Table of Contents:: Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Another Country; 2 Twelve Years; 3 Dishonest Democracy; 4 Fathers and Children; 5 Radicals Without Bombs; 6 Falling Walls; 7 Berlin Republic; 8 West-Eastern Divan; 9 Kanak Attack; 10 German Soldiers Wanted; 11 Do Mention the War; 12 Neighbours; 13 Squared Circles; 14 Going Slow; 15 Crumbling Taboos; 16 In Search of Normality; 17 And Now; Bibliography; Index
Bibliography:: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:: Germany is the most important and powerful country in Europe. And yet it remains strangely little understood - by itself, as much as by the rest of the world. It is in a state of remarkable flux, confronting the demons of the past, whilst also seeking to make the West and the East into one country - a much greater challenge than it seemed. The coming enlargement of the European Union, which will bring much of formerly communist Eastern Europe into the EU, will make Germany more pivotal than ever. So what makes this country tick? For decades after the Second World War, the country remained stro
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (249 p.)
General Note:: Description based upon print version of record.