The unification process in Germany : from dictatorship to democracy /
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| Author / Creator: | Glaessner, Gert-Joachim, 1944- |
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| Imprint: | New York : St. Martin's Press, c1992. |
| Description: | viii, 248 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1380280 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Deutschlandpolitik and the aim of reunification. 1.1. The aims of Deutschlandpolitik. 1.2. Contradictions between the theory and practice. 1.3. The contradictions and limitations of Deutschlandpolitik. 1.4. German unity as an objective of the Basic Law. 1.5. The European dimension of German unity
- 2. Structural defects of 'real socialism': causes and antecedents of the crisis
- 3. The collapse of the old system. 3.1. Prelude to the crisis. 3.2. The end of the Honecker era. 3.3. The end of a state party
- 4. Dual rule: the GDR before the election. 4.1. The role of the Volkskammer and the Modrow government. 4.2. The Round Table. 4.3. The 'government of national responsibility'
- 5. Transition to democracy. 5.1. 'We are the people' - the citizens' movements. 5.2. Forming a democratic party system. 5.3. New parties and electoral alliances. 5.4. Elections and voting behaviour
- 6. Political controversy at home. 6.1. The controversies surrounding the new East German constitution. 6.2. The State Treaty on Currency, Economic and Social Union. 6.3. The Unification Treaty
- 7. Political culture in transition - a new society and its heritage. 7.1. Authoritarian political culture. 7.2. The Leninist heritage. 7.3. The Federal Republic as a model
- 8. Revolt and resignation: the painful farewell to socialism
- 1-5: The citizens' movements
- 7-9: Declarations by the new parties
- 10-14: The international aspect of German unity
- 15-20: The treaties of German unification.