German National Identity in the Twenty-First Century - A Different Republic After All?

Zusatztext 'Clear, comprehensive and compelling' - The Times Literary Supplement 'For insight into modern Germany, I couldn't recommend a better book...clearly written, concise, in the know, touch, explanatory and not afriad of the big stuff...' - David Marx Book Reviews Informationen zum Autor RUTH WITTLINGER is Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham, UK. She has published widely on post-unification Germany, European integration, British perceptions of Germany and the Germans and politics and literature. Klappentext Wittlinger takes a fresh look at German national identity in the 21st century and shows that it has undergone considerable changes since unification in 1990. Due to the external pressures of the post-cold war world and recent domestic developments! Germany has re-emerged as a nation which is less hesitant to assert its national interest. Zusammenfassung Wittlinger takes a fresh look at German national identity in the 21st century and shows that it has undergone considerable changes since unification in 1990. Due to the external pressures of the post-cold war world and recent domestic developments! Germany has re-emerged as a nation which is less hesitant to assert its national interest. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A Different Republic After All? German National Identity and the Nazi Past The Quest for 'Inner Unity' From Prosperity to a Democracy of Want? The New Germany in the New Europe: a Leading Power Germany's New Foreign Policy Identity German National Identity in the 21st Century Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: R Wittlinger, R. Wittlinger, Ruth Wittlinger
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9781349367412
• ISBN: 978-1-349-36741-2
• No. of pages: 205
• Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies; New Perspectives in German Pol; New Perspectives in German Political Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; B, Cultural History, Sociology, History: specific events & topics, Europe, European Politics, Social & cultural history, Political Sociology, Political Theory, European Union, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Political History, World Politics, EU (European Union), Civilization—History, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, European Union Politics, Europe—Politics and government