Overview
The first major study of the contemporary German debate over ""normalization"" and its impact across the range of cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and historical discourses. This volume features sixteen thought-provoking essays by renowned international experts on German society, culture, and politics that, together, provide a comprehensive study of Germany's postunification process of ""normalization."" Essays ranging across a variety of disciplines including politics, foreign policy, economics, literature, architecture, and film examine how since 1990 the often contested concept of normalization has become crucial to Germany'sself-understanding. Despite the apparent emergence of a ""new"" Germany, the essays demonstrate that normalization is still in question, and that perennial concerns -- notably the Nazi past and the legacy of the GDR -- remain central to political and cultural discourses and affect the country's efforts to deal with the new challenges of globalization and the instability and polarization it brings. This is the first major study in English or German of the impact of the normalization debate across the range of cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and historical discourses. Contributors: Stephen Brockmann, Jeremy Leaman, Sebastian Harnisch and Kerry Longhurst, Lothar Probst, Simon Ward, Anna Saunders, Annette Seidel Arpaci, Chris Homewood, Andrew Plowman, Helmut Schmitz, Karoline Von Oppen, William Collins Donahue, Kathrin Schoedel, Stuart Taberner, Paul Cooke Stuart Taberner isProfessor of Contemporary German Literature, Culture, and Society and Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German Studies, both at the University of Leeds.
Full Product Details
Author: Stuart Taberner ,
Paul Cooke - see C80107 ,
Andrew Plowman ,
Anna Saunders (Contributor)
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: Camden House Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.372kg
ISBN: 9781571135124
ISBN 10: 157113512
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 01 July 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD
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Reviews
Whether the Berlin Republic has achieved some form of normality comparable to other European nation states or whether Germany's singularity, the abnormality of its Holocaust past will persist ... is the focus of the volume's 15 chapters. ... The breadth of viewpoints can be regarded as a model of successful cultural studies.... A first-rate volume. GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW With its cross-disciplinary approach, the book provides a good overview of the discursive shifts that have accompanied German identity debates since the 1990s. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Students will apprpanied German identity debates since the 1990s. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Students will appreciate the clarit
Whether the Berlin Republic has achieved some form of normality comparable to other European nation states or whether Germany's singularity, the abnormality of its Holocaust past will persist ... is the focus of the volume's 15 chapters. ... The breadth of viewpoints can be regarded as a model of successful cultural studies... A first-rate volume. GERMAN STUDIES REVIEW With its cross-disciplinary approach, the book provides a good overview of the discursive shifts that have accompanied German identity debates since the 1990s. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Students will appreciate the clarity of the writing and the information on quite recent developments in Germany... MONATSHEFTE
Author Information
STUART TABERNER is Professor of German at the University of Leeds, UK. He is Research Associate in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State, South Africa. Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Leeds. Andrew Plowman is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Liverpool. ANNA SAUNDERS is Professor of German at the University of Liverpool. Paul Cooke is Senior Lecturer in German at the University of Leeds. STEPHEN BROCKMANN is Professor of German with courtesy appointments in English and History at Carnegie Mellon University. STUART TABERNER is Professor of German at the University of Leeds, UK. He is Research Associate in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State, South Africa. WILLIAM COLLINS DONAHUE is Cavanaugh Professor of the Humanities and Professor of European Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
