Germany Since World War II

Klaus Larres is lecturer in Politics at Queen's University, Belfast. His publications include Germany Since Unification (Palgrave, 2000) and The Cold War (Blackwell, 2001).

Preface ; Introduction: The End of Hitler, the Victory of the Allied Powers, and the Establishment of two German States (1945-49) ; I. MAJOR THEMES IN GERMAN POST-WAR HISTORY ; 1. Western and Eastern Integration ; 2. Economic Miracle ; 3. Federalism and Party Politics ; 4. The Role of the Chancellor in the Federal Republic ; 5. European Integration and Transatlantic Relations ; 6. Ostpolitik and Intra-German Relations ; 7. Unification and the Role of the GDR in German history since 1945 ; 8. The Shape of the Berlin Republic and Germany's post-Cold War Role ; II. GERMANY DURING THE COLD WAR PERIOD ; 9. Re-integration: West Germany under Konrad Adenauer, 1949-1955 ; 10. Interdependence and Cold War Complexities: The Slow End of the Adenauer Era, 1955-1963 ; 11. The Search for Recognition: Walter Ulbricht's GDR, 1949-1963 ; 12. Ever increasing Difficulties: The End of the Economic Miracle and the Emancipation of the West Germans under Ludwig Erhard, 1963-66 ; 13. New Departures: West Germany's Grand Coalition, 1966-69 ; 14. Stability and Economic Recovery: Ulbricht's GDR, 1963-1971 ; III. THE ERA OF DETENTE AND CO-OPERATION ; 15. New Self-Confidence: Willy Brandt and the Era of Ostpolitik, 1969-1974 ; 16. Crisis Management: The Reign of Helmut Schmidt, 1974-82 ; 17. Respectability and Economic Downturn: Honecker's GDR, 1971-1989 ; 18. Economic Difficulties and New Patriotism: Helmut Kohl's First Years in Office, 1982-89 ; IV. GERMANY AND THE POST-COLD WAR WORLD ; 19. German Unification, 1989/90 ; 20. After Unification: Helmut Kohl's Germany, 1991-98 ; 21. From Bonn to Berlin: the Schroder Government ; Bibliography ; Index