Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses (New Perspectives in German Studies)
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Speirs, Ronald; Breuilly, John. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
Germany's unique historical experience of undergoing national unification twice in a little over a century makes it a fascinating object of study. In this volume the processes of unification are analysed from the point of view of historians, political scientists and literary historians. Because each event had quite different historical pre-conditions (the first having been long anticipated and pursued, whereas the second took virtually all participants by surprise), the processes of adjustment to it have differed in many ways. Yet in each case the idea of national unity has held sway powerfully as a norm guiding the responses of those ... Read more
Germany's unique historical experience of undergoing national unification twice in a little over a century makes it a fascinating object of study. In this volume the processes of unification are analysed from the point of view of historians, political scientists and literary historians. Because each event had quite different historical pre-conditions (the first having been long anticipated and pursued, whereas the second took virtually all participants by surprise), the processes of adjustment to it have differed in many ways. Yet in each case the idea of national unity has held sway powerfully as a norm guiding the responses of those ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives in German Political Studies
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403946539
SKU
V9781403946539
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STEPHEN BROCKMANN Associate Professor of German, Department of Modern Languages, Carnegie Mellon University, USA MICHAEL BUTLER Professor Emeritus of Modern German Literature, University of Birmingham, UK ERWIN FINK University of Toronto, Canada MARY FULBROOK Professor of German History, University College London, UK ABIGAIL GREEN Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, UK ELYSTAN GRIFFITHS Research Fellow in the Department of German Studies, ... Read more
Reviews for Germany's Two Unifications: Anticipations, Experiences, Responses (New Perspectives in German Studies)
'A unique academic collaboration to address a unique historical phnomenon.' - Daniel Johnson, Times Higher Education Supplement