Breakdown, Breakup, Breakthrough: Germany's Difficult Passage to Modernity - Couverture souple

 
9781571812827: Breakdown, Breakup, Breakthrough: Germany's Difficult Passage to Modernity
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1571812822 ISBN 13 : 9781571812827
Editeur : Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 2002

Synopsis

Germany's institutional anatomy, its norms, and the spirits that animate it can only be properly understood if one takes into account such factors as its economic power and central position within Europe. This volume traces the difficult passage of German society to modernity, offering new perspectives on the "German question," largely characterized by the absence of key ideological underpinnings of democracy in the early modern period and a constitutional exceptionalism on the eve of the 20th century. The essays describe the organizational infrastructure and behavioral norms that account for the success of Germany's postwar economy and polity, but also register the tensions between the increasingly individualist outlook of post-1968 Germans and the country's highly organized and ritualistic decision-making structures, which often severely test the democratic foundations of the republic.

However, Germany is not unique in its efforts to find a balance between traditional and modern forces that have shaped its history. This volume demonstrates that Germany's experience, past and present, teaches broader lessons that speak to the central concerns of our time: what are the historical precursors of and vital attitudes towards democracy? How much structural variation will be feasible in political economies embedded in Europe after the introduction of the Euro and in the context of economic and other globalization? The considerable insights into these questions provided by this volume celebrate the inspiration given to colleagues and students who have worked with Andrei S. Markovits, to whom it is dedicated.

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À propos de l?auteur

Carl Lankowski is Coordinator of European Area Studies at the Foreign Services Institute, Arlington, Virginia.

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Éditeur
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1571812822
ISBN 13 
9781571812827
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Éditeur
Lankowski Carl
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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