The Divided Nation A History of Germany, 1918-1990

by Fulbrook, Mary

• ISBN13: 9780195075717
• ISBN10: 0195075714
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-07-02
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Covering all major aspects of German history from the Weimar Republic through reunification, this new book offers a remarkably rich, insightful survey of a difficult and controversial subject. It integrates East German history more fully than any previous account, offering a precisely nuanced picture of life in the GDR and a compelling account of the roots of the 1989 revolution, and incorporates the latest research in social and economic history to deepen and vivify the political narrative. A unique advantage is its full, and fully accessible, examination of current historiographical debates in the field. Comprehensive, cogent, and judiciously balanced, The Divided Nation will become the standard reference on this important subject.

Author Biography

Mary Fulbrook is Reader in German History at University College, London, and editor of the journal German History

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii	(2)
List of Maps	ix	(2)
Acknowledgements	xi
1 The Course of German History	1	(16)
Part One A DIVIDED SOCIETY: THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC AND THE THIRD REICH	17	(112)
2 The Weimar Republic: Origins and Orientations	17	(27)
3 The Collapse of Democracy and the Rise of Hitler	44	(22)
4 A `National Community'? State, Economy and Society, 1933-9	66	(30)
5 War, Extermination and Defeat	96	(33)
Part Two THE DIVIDED NATION: THE TWO GERMANIES, 1945-90	129	(220)
6 Occupation and Division, 1945-9	129	(39)
7 Crystallization and Consolidation, 1949-61	168	(29)
8 Transformation and the `Established Phase', 1961-88	197	(24)
9 Diverging Societies	221	(23)
10 Politics and the State	244	(21)
11 Dissent and Opposition	265	(26)
12 Diverging Cultures and National Identities?	291	(27)
13 The East German Revolution and the End of the Post-war Era	318	(31)
Part Three THE DIVIDED CENTURY	349	(21)
14 Tension and Transformation in Twentieth-century Germany	349	(21)
Reference Notes	370	(15)
Select Bibliography	385	(10)
Index	395