This is the first English language source reader that deals with post-war (West) Germany. Over 160 commented sources describe the political, social and economic developments that changed Germany from the abyss of Nazism into a prosperous ally of the West and into one of the driving forces of European integration.
This is the first English language source reader that deals with post-war (West) Germany. Over 160 commented sources describe the political, social and economic developments that changed Germany from the abyss of Nazism into a prosperous ally of the West and into one of the driving forces of European integration. -- .
List of platesPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsChronologyPart I Interregnum, 1945-491. The Allies in control, 1945-462. Growing division, 1946-49Part II 'The Allies' Federal Chancellor', 1949-553. Founding myth and 'Economic Miracle'4. Problems and challenges5. Westintegration6. RearmamentPart III, 'We are again somebody ...', Life and Politics in the 1950s7. Visit to Moscow and the Hallstein Doctrine8. European Integration: From Messina to the Elysee Treaty9. Art and culture in the Miracle Years10. Leisure and consumers11. Gender and youth12. The 'Corporate' StatePart IV Kanzlerdämmerung and the Nazi past13. Adenauer, the GDR and the Berlin Wall14. 'Mein Gott, was soll aus Deutschland werden...' The Presidency, the SpiegelAffair and the Successor Question15. The Nazi pastThe Adenauer era: A summarySelected readingIndex