The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty: The End of a Century of Turmoil

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List of Contributors Outline INTRODUCTION: 50 Years of the Federal Republic P.H.Merkl PART I: GERMAN IDENTITY AT THE CUSP OF A NEW CENTURY Germany's Past Viewed after Fifty Years of Democracy H.A.Turner The Changing Politics of German National Identity H.Krisch Coming to Terms with the Nation: The Political and Literary Voices of Women J.Mushaben Integration and Identity in German Politics W.M.Chandler Visions of Democracy R.Rohrschneider PART II: NEW DIRECTIONS AMONG THE GERMAN LEADERSHIP Elections and Political Change: A German Sonderweg? H.Norpoth Kohl's Legacy: The CDU/CSU in a New Era C.Clemens The SPD Leaders in Power and in Opposition G.Braunthal A Divided Left: The SPD and the Reformed Communists in Eastern Germany M.Rueschemeyer East German Leadership After Unification: The Search for Voice: T.A.Baylis The Green Party's Transformation: The 'New Politics' Party Grows Up E.G.Frankland The PDS - An Unexpected Intruder from the East G.R.Kleinfeld PART III: AGEING GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES Parteiverdrossenheit? Whither the German Party-State in the 1990s? G.O.Kvistad Fifty Years of German Federalism An Overview and Some Current Developments A.B.Gunlicks The Politics of German Cities: A Tale of Visions, Money and Democracy J.A.Helm PART IV: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND POLICIES German Economic Policy After 50 Years K.Dyson The Lasting Legacy of the Bundesbank: 50 Years of Deutschmark Politics P.Loedel German Trade Unionism: Achievements, Problematics, Future Imperatives M.D.Hancock The German Media at the End of the 20th Century K.H.Kahrs PART V: GERMANY IN EUROPE AND IN THE WORLD The German Quest for Geo-economic Security Since 1945 J.Sperling Franco-German Military Relations W.Feld Will EMU Come as Intended and on Time? M.Huelshoff Public Opinion and European Integration C.Anderson A Barometer of A New Germany: Relations with Central-East Europe A.L.Phillips CONCLUSION: German Identity Through the Dark Mirror of the War P.H.Merkl Index