Dividing and Uniting Germany

Here is a concise introduction to the process which led to the division of Germany in 1949, and its reunification in 1990. While Germany is now politically united, it is still economically, socially and culturally divided along the east-west axis, and this book explores these problems facing post-unification Germany.

Niven and Thomaneck examine all the key issues, including:

*the role of the Allies in the post-war division of GErmany, and the question of blame for the division

*the integration of West and East Germany into their respective blocs

*the process of unification in 1990

*the problems of integrating east and west after 1990

*Germany's Nazi and socialist past

*the move toward the "Berlin Republic"

A concise introduction to the process which led to the division of Germany in 1949, and its unification in 1990, this book also explores the economic, social and cultural divisions between and east and west, which still exist in post-unification Germany. Dividing and Uniting Germany covers all important aspects of the subject including: the role of the allies in the post-war division of the country the integration of West and East Germany into their respective blocs the problems of integrating east and west after 1990 Germany's Nazi and socialist past.

1. The State of the Nation 2. The Division of Germany 3. The Two German States: Realities and Images 4. The Intervening Years: Long-Term Factors in Change 5. The Events of 1989/1990 6. Unification? 7. Coming to Terms with the Past 8. Germany into the New Millenium

Bill Niven, J. K. A. Thomaneck