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Description
Julia Sneeringer's book provides a concise overview of developments in the Federal Republic of Germany from the end of the Second World War and Germany's division, to the unification of East and West Germany in 1990. Within the framework of key political and economic moments, it illuminates how West Germans experienced social, economic, and cultural change across four decades.
Chronologically structured and supplemented with timelines, each chapter in the book presents the major themes, events and developments occurring during the period. A focused bibliography is also included to offer guidance on further reading. Among the notable topics covered are:
· The redefining of German identity after Nazism
· Democratization
· The explosion of consumer culture
· The protest movements of 1968
· Changing gender and sexual roles
· Immigration and multiculturalism
· Pop culture
· Environmentalism
· Terrorism
· The return of the right in politics
West Germany in Focus is a peerless introduction to West Germany for anyone looking to understand the complexities of German history since 1945.
Table of Contents
1. 1945-1953
2. 1953-1968
3. 1968-1982
4. 1982-1990
Further Reading List
Index
Product details
| Published | 17 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 200 |
| ISBN | 9781350193994 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 20 bw illus |
| Series | German History in Focus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Julia Sneeringer offers an accessible and highly engaging history of West Germany from Allied occupation to unification with East Germany. By highlighting social and cultural change across the decades, Sneeringer demonstrates how the seemingly stolid Federal Republic of Germany was in fact a society of contradiction and dramatic transformation.
Maria D. Mitchell, Professor of History, Franklin & Franklin College, USA
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