1st Edition

Longman Companion to Germany since 1945

By Adrian Webb Copyright 1998
    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    352 Pages
    by Routledge

    This new Companion provides a wealth of information on the history of Germany since the Second World War including much material which is not readily available. Throughout, equal attention is devoted to East and West Germany and covers political, social, cultural, and economic developments. The author provides information on, for example, political parties and office-holders; living standards, crime and the environment; Germany's relationship with the European Union; and East Germany up to 1990. Attention is also devoted to topical issues such as opposition and dissent in the East, terrorism, neo-nazism and racial violence. An essential reference book for anyone studying, or teaching, postwar Germany in history or politics departments.

    Section I: Historical Chronology. Section II: Government. Section III: Germany's Foreign Policy. Section IV: Germany and the EU. Section V: Berlin. Section VI:Germany as a Federal State. Section VII: The Economy.
    Section VIII: Human Statistics for East, West and United Germany. Section IX: Social Statistics for East, West and United Germany. Section X: Culture and the Media. Section XI: Biographies. Section XII: Glossary. Section XIII: Bibliographical Essay.

    Biography

    Adrian Webb