1st Edition

Contemporary Germany A Handbook

By Derek Lewis Copyright 2002
328 Pages
by Routledge

Studying German? Spending a year abroad in Germany? Or maybe going to work there? Then you'll need this handbook to contemporary Germany and the German language. Packed with essential information on politics, the economy and institutions, it covers the basics that are taken for granted by most Germans. Intended for readers without specialist knowledge in any of the subjects covered, this is an... Read more
Germany at the centre of Europe
The geography and regions
Unification and aftermath
Political structures: the federal system
Economic structures: from model to modernisation
Social structures: the 'social state' and patterns of living
Structures of education: schools and higher education
Structures of communication: the media
Social issues
Environmental issues
Language issues.

Biography

Derek Lewis