Understanding Contemporary Germany - Hardcover

Parkes, Stuart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415141230 ISBN 13: 9780415141239

Publisher: Routledge, 1996

Synopsis

This text is an introductory survey of German society focusing on the post-unification situation. It raises questions relating to German identity and adopts an integrated approach, considering society, culture, politics, economics and history. The stability and normality of the Federal Republic and its position in world affairs is assessed. The book aims to provide the background to contemporary Germany required for students of modern languages, or those courses containing an element of German studies.

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About the Author

Stuart Parkes is Reader in German Literature and Society at the University of Sunderland, and author of Writers and Politics in West Germany (1986).

From the Back Cover

Understanding Contemporary Germany is a wide-ranging survey of Europe's largest and most powerful country. It examines political, economic and social aspects of post-unification Germany, as well as considering questions relating to German identity. More specifically, it discusses whether the new Germany is a stable democracy based on solid political and economic foundations. It assesses the extent to which the German people is at ease with itself following the traumas of the country's history. By looking at a wide range of topics and including a cultural dimension, Understanding Contemporary Germany seeks to widen debate on Germany in a way which will be useful to all who study or work in the fields of German or European studies. Its conclusion is that, in contrast to the widespread fears expressed both in the country and outside, the new Germany largely remains a stable and reliable partner in European and world affairs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415141230
• ISBN 13: 9780415141239
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 276