232 Pages
by
Routledge
Germany has undergone exciting developments since re-unification and now faces important challenges as a nation at the very heart of Europe. Modern Germany illuminates contemporary political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the new Germany. This wide-ranging study: explains the electoral, political and Federal systems; chronicles recent changes in the German economy and industry;... Read more
Introduction 1 The new Germany eight years on 2 Berlin: the new capital 3 The federal framework 4 Government and the political parties 5 Investing in Germany: Standort Deutschland 6 Social provision 7 Education, training and the workplace 8 The Nazi legacy: coming to terms with the past 9 The media landscape 10 Culture 11 German language 12 Germany and Europe
Biography
Peter James is Principal Lecturer in German Language and Politics and Head of German, Department of Modern Languages, University of Northumbria, Newcastle.
