The Postwar Transformation of Germany - 9780472085910

The Postwar Transformation of GermanyDemocracy, Prosperity and Nationhood\nAuthor(s): John Shannon Brady, Beverly Crawford, Sarah Elise Wiliarty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472085910, 978-0472085910\nSynopsis\nAs Germany celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany--the former West Germany-- leading scholars take stock in this volume of the political, social, and economic progress Germany made as it built a democratic political system and a powerful economy, survived the Cold War, and dealt with the challenges of reunification. The contributors address issues such as Germany's response to extremists, the development of a professional civil service, judicial review, the maintenance of the welfare state, the nature of contemporary German nationalism, and Germany's role in the world. Contributors are Thomas Banchoff, Thomas U. Berger, Patr.