The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty

Uneasy relations between East and West, new immigrants and native Germans, left and right, and labour and business, have marked the period since German reunification, which has been the most tumultuous in the country’s history since World War II. Published soon after the Christian Democrats yielded power after 16 years, this book seeks to make sense of the changes during this period. Twenty-six scholars address topics such as the role of the Greens, women in the new German intellectual and literary scene, and the effects of political and cultural change on German national identity.