Germans divided : the 1994 Bundestag elections and the evolution of the German party system /
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : Berg Publishers, 1996. |
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| Description: | xiv, 336 p. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2527500 |
| Summary: | This sequel to the author's The New Germany Votes analyzes the effect of unification on German electoral politics, focusing on the 1994 Bundestag elections. The unsettling process of unification affected voters and parties in both east and west Germany, making it difficult for the main parties to offer coherent programmes that addresssed the nation's needs. The text focuses on the problems of recreating the party system in a unified state and the voters' responses to unification. In addition, there is an analysis of the political and partisan events following the election, in order to track the future course of German politics. The growing divide between eastern and western Germans in terms of their evaluation of German unification and their views on contemporary politics is also considered. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 336 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1859731600 1859731651 |