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Author:   Konrad H. Jarausch ,  Harald Wenzel ,  Karin Goihl
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781789200782

ISBN 10:   1789200784
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   14 September 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Karin Goihl Introduction Konrad Jarausch and Harald Wenzel PART I: RESPONSES TO MODERNITY Chapter 1. A Modern Reich? American Perceptions of Wilhelmine Germany, 1890-1914 Scott H. Krause Chapter 2. The Dual Training System: The Southwest's Contributions to German Economic Development Hal Hansen Chapter 3. The German Forest as an Emblem of Germany's Ambivalent Modernity Jeffrey K. Wilson Chapter 4. Health as a Public Good: The Positive Legacies of Volksgesundheit Annette F. Timm PART II: DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION Chapter 5. Antifascist Heroes and Nazi Victims: Myth-making and Political Reorientation in Berlin, 1945-1947 Clara M. Oberle Chapter 6. The Pen is Mightier Than the Sword?: Student Newspapers and Democracy in Postwar West Germany Brian M. Puaca Chapter 7. Human Rights, Pluralism and the Democratization of Post-War Germany Ned Richardson-Little Chapter 8. African Students and Racial Ambivalence in the GDR during the 1960s Sara Pugach PART III: SEARCHING FOR A NEW MODEL Chapter 9. The German Model in Renewable Energy Development Carol Hager Chapter 10. Germany's Approach to the Financial Crisis: A Product of Ordo-Liberalism? Mark K. Cassell Chapter 11. Dreams of Divided Berlin: Postmigrant Perspectives on German Nationhood in Die Schwane vom Schlachthof Jeffrey Jurgens PART IV: GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS Chapter 12. Inventing the German Film as Foreign Film: The Origins of a Fraught Transatlantic Exchange Sara F. Hall Chapter 13. Atlantic Transfers of Critical Theory: Alexander Kluge and the U.S. in Fiction Matthew D. Miller Chapter 14. Nation and Memory: Redemptive and Reflective Cosmopolitanism in Contemporary Germany Michael Meng Bibliography Index

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“Although the book is not intended as a history of modern Germany, advanced students will discover many tantalizing perspectives in what outsiders see as German as well as the German response. With this publication, Berghahn Books remains the strongest source for quality academic publications addressing all aspects of German studies… Highly Recommended.” • Choice “The trajectories and transformations examined in this ambitious and thought-provoking volume deserve a wide readership.” • German History “Creative dialogue is palpable in the pages of this rich collection. Together, its chapters make important scholarly contributions to twentieth-century German history and to transatlantic history.” • Michael Kimmage, Catholic University of America

Although the book is not intended as a history of modern Germany, advanced students will discover many tantalizing perspectives in what outsiders see as German as well as the German response. With this publication, Berghahn Books remains the strongest source for quality academic publications addressing all aspects of German studies... Highly Recommended. - Choice The trajectories and transformations examined in this ambitious and thought-provoking volume deserve a wide readership. - German History Creative dialogue is palpable in the pages of this rich collection. Together, its chapters make important scholarly contributions to twentieth-century German history and to transatlantic history. - Michael Kimmage, Catholic University of America

Although the book is not intended as a history of modern Germany, advanced students will discover many tantalizing perspectives in what outsiders see as German as well as the German response. With this publication, Berghahn Books remains the strongest source for quality academic publications addressing all aspects of German studies... Highly Recommended. � Choice Creative dialogue is palpable in the pages of this rich collection. Together, its chapters make important scholarly contributions to twentieth-century German history and to transatlantic history. � Michael Kimmage, Catholic University of America

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Karin Goihl is Academic Coordinator of the Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies at the Freie Universit t Berlin. She holds an M.A. in North American Studies and Linguistics from the Freie Universit t Berlin and has served the Berlin Program since 1998.

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