Germany from partition to reunification

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Germany from partition to reunification

Henry Ashby Turner, Jr

Yale University Press, c1992

  • : pbk

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"A revised edition of The two Germanies since 1945"

Rev. ed. of: The two Germanies since 1945. 1987

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Volume

ISBN 9780300053456

Description

This is a revised edition of "The Two Germanies since 1945", which discussed the partitioning of Germany after World War II and the evolution of East and West Germany. The revised text covers unification - the exodus of East Germans to the Federal Republic, the breaching of the Berlin Wall and the overthrow of the Communist regime - in two new chapters and with additional illustrations.

Table of Contents

1. Defeat, Cold War, and Division 2. The Birth of Two New Governments 3. The Ulbricht Era in East Germany 4. Two Decades of Christian-Democratic Leadership in the Federal Republic 5. The Social-Liberal Era and the Return to Conservatism in the Federal Republic 6. The Collapse of East Germany and Reunification 7. Fundamental Factors during Four Decades of Division Suggestions for Further Reading-, Abbreviations used in Text Index.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780300053470

Description

In this book, a prominent historian revises his comprehensive overview of Germany since 1945 to take into account the momentous events that swept away one of the German states and united the country under the constitution of the other. Reviews of The Two Germanies since 1945 "A well-organized, clearly written, and meaty book."-Gordon A. Craig, New York Review of Books "A basic, comprehensive text, valuable for an understanding of a central and changing aspect of European politics."-David P. Calleo, Foreign Affairs "A brief, balanced, and well-written history."-William E. Griffith, New York Times Book Review "A marvelously clear, concise, and judicious survey that will be very instructive for the general reader and extraordinarily useful for courses dealing with post-World War II Germany."-William Sheridan Allen, author of The Nazi Seizure of Power

Table of Contents

1. Defeat, Cold War, and Division 2. The Birth of Two New Governments 3. The Ulbricht Era in East Germany 4. Two Decades of Christian-Democratic Leadership in the Federal Republic 5. The Social-Liberal Era and the Return to Conservatism in the Federal Republic 6. The Collapse of East Germany and Reunification 7. Fundamental Factors during Four Decades of Division Suggestions for Further Reading-, Abbreviations used in Text Index.

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