Beschreibung:
Balfour explains the factors which have shaped the German social, political and economic character. Tracing the movement from the Middle Ages right up to unification of Germany, he seeks to lead the reader to an understanding of modern Germany.
1. From Tribe to National State: the First Reich 2. The Second Reich 3. The First Attempt at Democracy 4. The Third Reich 5. The Post-war Settlement 6. Towards Two Germanies 7. Crisis and Miracle: 1948-1949 8. The German Republics are Founded 9. Rearmament and the Restoration of Sovereignty 10. Adenauer's High Noon 11. The Erhard Interlude 12. The Great Coalition 13. The Brandt Government 14. The Schmidt Government 15. The Kohl Government 16. The Impossible Happens : 1989-1990 17. What Now?