The German Question
Subtitle: A Cultural, Historical, and Geopolitical Exploration
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: January 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780813368788
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; European history: from c 1900 -; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History; Contemporary Politics - Europe; Germany - History - Post World War II (1945-1989); History - General History; Unification, 1990; History: World; Germany; Europe - Germany; History / Germany; German reunification question; German reunification question (1949-1990); Political culture
First sentence: Before World War II, Charles de Gaulle once depicted Germany as "a sublime but glaucous sea where the fisherman's net hauls up monsters and treasures."
Description: "The "German Question," long a subject of debate, is considered here at the close of a turbulent century, after Germany's defeat in two world wars, the Weimar failure and Nazi disaster, Cold War division, and the nation's unexpected recent reunification. This book systematically explores the issue in terms of its four central dimensions: Germany's identity, national unity, power, and role in world politics."--BOOK JACKET.