Description
Book Synopsis For over a century, the Middle East has weathered seemingly endless conflicts, ensnaring political players from around the world. And perhaps no nation has displayed a greater range of policies toward, and experiences in, the region than Germany, as this short and accessible volume demonstrates. Beginning with Kaiser Wilhelm’s intermittent support for Zionism, it follows the course of German-Mideast relations through two world wars and the rise of Adolf Hitler. As Steininger shows, the crimes of the Third Reich have inevitably shaped postwar German Mideast policy, with Germany emerging as one of Israel’s staunchest supporters while continuing to navigate the region’s complex international, religious, and energy politics.
Trade Review “[Steininger’s} work is an original and much needed entrée into a topic that is bound to elicit scholarly interest in the near future.” • The Centre for Mediterranean, Middle East & Islamic Studies
Table of Contents List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction to the English Edition
Chapter 1. Before the First World War, 1898–1914
Chapter 2. During the First World War
Chapter 3. Weimar and the Third Reich, 1918–1939
Chapter 4. During the Second World War
Chapter 5. From the Founding of the Federal Republic to the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with Israel, 1949–1965
Chapter 6. From the Six-Day War to Reunification, 1967–1990
Chapter 7. From Reunification to the Present
Conclusion
Epilogue to the English Edition
Selected Bibliography
Index
