The Federal Republic of Germany and the United States: Changing Political, Social, and Economic Relations

ISBN-13: 9780367307585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 253 str.

James A. Cooney; Gordon Craig; Hans-Peter Schwarz

Opis

This book examines the current and historical dimensions of relations between the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, focusing on the complex economic issues that make the two countries interdependent and on the resulting policy implications.

Spis treści

Westview Replica Editions -- Foreword -- The Context of German-American Relations: An Introduction -- Germany and the United States: Some Historical Parallels and Differences and their Reflection in Attitudes toward Foreign Policy -- Cultural Change and Generation Change in Postwar Western Germany -- The West Germans, Western Democracy, and Western Ties in the Light of Public Opinion Research -- Religion and Politics in Germany and in German- American Relations -- The Integration and Divergence of German and American Economic Interests -- The Economic Relations of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America -- American Forces in the Federal Republic: Past, Current and Future -- Squaring Many Circles: West German Security Policy between Deterrence, Detente and Alliance -- Policy Implications of Development and the Present Status of U.S.-German Relations: A German Point of View -- Sustaining the American- German Relationship in a Time of Strategic and Attitudinal Change -- Conclusion: German-American Relations and “The Return of the Repressed”