After Unity: Reconfiguring German Identities

Published by Berghahn Books 1997

After Unity

Reconfiguring German Identities

Edited by: Konrad Jarausch

Volume 2 in the series Modern German Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781789205718

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About this book

The unification of Germany is the most important change in Central Europe in the last four decades. Understanding this rapid and unforeseen development has raised old fears as well as inspired new hopes. In order to make sense out of the bewildering process and to help both expert and lay readers understand the changes and consequences, an American historian and a German social scientist put together this collection of central texts on German unification, the first of its kind. An invaluable reference tool.

Author / Editor information

Konrad Jarausch is Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His many publications include The Rush to German Unity (1994) and Students, Society, and Politics in Imperial Germany (1982).

Reviews

“What emerges from this collection is a picture of a complex society that was neither fully modern nor fully totalitarian ... The dense book provides and illuminating discussion of the difficulties inherent in characterizing the GDR and, in so doing, points the reader in directions that might prove more fruitful.” • German Studies Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. Reshaping German Identities: Reflections on the Post-Unification Debate Konrad H. Jarausch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter I. The Presence of the Past: Culture, Opinion, and Identity in Germany Konrad H. Jarausch, Hinrich C. Seeba and David P. Conradt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter II. Natives, Strangers, and Foreigners: Constituting Germans by Constructing Others Jeffrey Peck, Mitchell Ash and Christiane Lemke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter III. East and West German Identities: United and Divided? Helga A. Welsh, Andreas Pickel and Dorothy Rosenberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
Chapter IV. Women, Men and Unification: Gender Politics and the Abortion Struggle Since 1989 Joyce Mushaben, Geoffrey Giles and Sara Lennox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Chapter V. Germany and Europe: Finding an International Role Volker Berghahn, Gregory Flynn and Paul Michael Lützeler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Postscript. Creative Chaos: Concluding Thoughts on Interdisciplinary Cooperation Andreas Pickel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	201
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 320
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present

eBook

Published: September 1, 1997
ISBN: 9781789205718