German National Identity in the Twenty-First Century [electronic resource] : A Different Republic After All? /
Wittlinger, R.author.
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.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: A Different Republic After All?; 1 German National Identity and the Nazi Past; 2 The Quest for 'Inner Unity'; 3 From Prosperity to a Democracy of Want?; 4 The New Germany in the New Europe: A Leading Power; 5 Germany's New Foreign Policy Identity; Conclusion: German National Identity in the Twenty-First Century; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
European Union.
Political sociology.
Civilization—History.
Europe—Politics and government.
World politics.
Political theory.
European Union Politics.
Political Sociology.
Cultural History.
European Politics.
Political History.
Political Theory.