Modern Germany: Politics, Society and Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415150330 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 220 str.

Peter James

Opis

Germany has undergone developments since re-unification and now faces important challenges as a nation at the very heart of Europe. This work illuminates contemporary political, economic, social and cultural aspects of the re-unified Germany. This study: explains the electoral, political and Federal systems; chronicles recent changes in the German economy and industry; describes the recent reforms to the German Language; discusses problems in higher education and social provision; examines the developing relationship between Germany and its neighbours; and includes in-depth treatment of Germany's coming to terms with its past.

Spis treści

Introduction 1 The new Germany eight years on 2 Berlin: the new capital 3 The federal framework 4 Government and the political parties 5 Investing in Germany: Standort Deutschland 6 Social provision 7 Education, training and the workplace 8 The Nazi legacy: coming to terms with the past 9 The media landscape 10 Culture 11 German language 12 Germany and Europe

O autorze

Peter James is Principal Lecturer in German Language and Politics and Head of German, Department of Modern Languages, University of Northumbria, Newcastle.