Dividing and uniting Germany

Description:

IDividing and Uniting Germany is a concise introduction to the process which led to the division of Germany in 1949, and its unification in 1990. While Germany is now politically united, it is still economically, socially and culturally deeply divided along the east-west axis, and this book also explores these problems facing post-unification * the role of the Allies in the post-war division of Germany, and the question of blame for the division * the integration of West and East Germany into their respective blocs * the process of unification in 1990 * the problems of integrating east and west after 1990 * Germany's Nazi and socialist past * the move towards the 'Berlin Republic'. Dividing and Uniting Germany provides an essential and original introduction to the challenges facing Germany in its recent past and the problems still confronting it today.

subjects: Social aspects,  Regionalism,  German reunification question (1949-1990),  History,  Nonfiction,  Germany, history, 1990-,  Question de la réunification de l'Allemagne (1949-1990),  Histoire,  Aspect social,  Régionalisme,  Regionalism--germany,  History--social aspects,  Dd257.25 .n58 2000,  943.087

Places: Germany

Times: Unification, 1990