{"product_id":"united-germany-9780857459725","title":"United Germany","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the attempt to unite two parts of a country divided for four decades yielded contradictory results, this volume provides a balance sheet of the successes and failures of German unification during the first quarter century after the fall of the Wall. Five themes, ranging from the transfer of political institutions to the economic crisis, from the social upheaval for women''s movements to the cultural efforts at interpretation and the changes in foreign policy have been chosen to illustrate the complexity of the process. The contributors represent a broad interdisciplinary mix of political scientists, historians, and literary scholars. Because personal experiences tend to color scholarly judgments, they are drawn from West Germany, East Germany, and the United States. This collection is the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of the political, social, and intellectual consequences of the efforts to regain German unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This well-conceptualized, informative volume offers an overview of the conflicting assessments of “united Germany” that fuel ongoing debates about reunification… Jarausch introduces the collection of articles with a masterful and succinct summary of perceptions of German democracy, capitalism, society, culture, and international relations since 1990… American readers at many levels of knowledge will learn much from this book.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· German Studies Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The individual essays are engaging to scholars of manifold disciplinary backgrounds, including political and intellectual history, economics, gender studies, critical theory, literary studies, and governmental policy, and because Jarausch brings these fields into dialogue within a single volume, readers from individual disciplinary backgrounds gain a more nuanced understanding of the interdisciplinary trends to have traversed German unification”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · EDGE - A Graduate Journal for German and Scandinavian Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“\u003c\/em\u003eUnited Germany \u003cem\u003eoffers an informative summary for a number of open questions to be discussed, which can be useful for Anglo-Saxon readers. In addition, the basic structure of the volume suggests what a very recent contemporary history could look like…It is to be welcomed that also the united Germany attracts the attention of historical research, and that with this volume an important step has been undertaken towards the study of current history.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Sehepunkte\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…a welcome addition to the literature. It is a collection of some very interesting essays... Jarausch’s introduction gives a masterly, balanced overview of the ongoing German unification process. The structure within the subsections of having three different authors (generally a West German, an East German, and an outsider) address the same general question works well.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Andrew Beattie\u003c\/strong\u003e, The University of New South Wales, Sydney\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The book succeeds in giving a general overview of the issues connected to German unification, but does so in an unusually dynamic way. It shows unification as not just a state of affairs but a dynamic, tension-filled ongoing process of change and negotiation.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e · Stephen Brockmann\u003c\/strong\u003e, Carnegie Mellon University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tPreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Growing Together? A Tentative Balance Sheet of German Unification\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKonrad H. Jarausch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: POLITICAL PROCESSES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003eTwo Decades of Unity: Continuity and Change in Political Institutions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eGero Neugebauer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2. \u003c\/strong\u003eUnited, Yet Separate: A View from the East\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHeinrich Bortfeld\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003eDebates and Perceptions about Unification: The Centrality of Discourse\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eHelga Welsh \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: ECONOMIC PROBLEMS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4. \u003c\/strong\u003eInstitutional Coping: The Collapse of the East German Economy and the Role of the Treuhandanstalt 1989-1990\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWolfgang Seibel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5. \u003c\/strong\u003eEast Germany 1989 to 2010:  A Fragmented Development\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRainer Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/strong\u003eGetting Even: East German Economic Underperformance after Unification\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eJonathan Zatlin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: SOCIAL UPHEAVAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003e1989 and the Crisis of Feminist Politics\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eUte Gerhard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/strong\u003eWomens' Movements in East Germany: Are We in Europe Yet?\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eIngrid Miethe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9. \u003c\/strong\u003eFeminist Encounters: Germany, the EU and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMyra Marx Ferree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART IV: CULTURAL CONFLICT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003eAfter the GDR? Restoring Literature’s Standing\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eKlaus Scherpe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11. \u003c\/strong\u003eUnity and Difference: Some Reflections on a Disparate Field\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrank Hörnigk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Painful Exit from the Cold War: East German Writers and the Demise of the Reading Culture\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eFrank Trommler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART V: INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/strong\u003eThe 'Normalization' of Humanitarian and Military Missions Abroad\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eBeate Neuss\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 14. \u003c\/strong\u003eGerman Foreign Policy after 1990: Some Critical Remarks\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eErhard Crome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 15. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'To Deploy or not to Deploy:' The Erratic Evolution of German Foreign Policy since Unification\u003cbr\u003e \tAndrew Port\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tNotes on Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \tBibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038920081751,"sku":"9780857459725","price":89.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857459725.jpg?v=1750941942","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/united-germany-9780857459725","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}