The New Germany provides a picture of contemporary Germany from a variety of perspectives, establishing relationships between recent political events and sociey and cultural life. Contributors include distinguished specialists in German Studies, including John Sandford, Michael Patterson, Karl Koch and Chrales Jeffery.

Part 1 sets the scene, discussingthe demise of East Germany from hisorical perspective and unification in terms of the social problems that have been provoked.

Part 2 covers the new political structre and Germany's role as a European power as well as the the...