O'Brien argues convincingly that fears of a resurgent German nationalism are exaggerated. He highlights the `technocratic liberalism' of the elite which, paradoxically, hinders full rights of political participation for minorities.
Peter O’Brien is Associate Professor of Political Science at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.
Recensioner i media
'O'Brien's short book moves at a cracking pace, driven by irony and sarcasm and relentless desire to expose the ambivalence of German attitudes' - Joachim Whaley, Journal of European Studies
Innehållsförteckning
Acknowledgements, 1 GERMANY BETWEEN NATIONALISM AND LIBERALISM, 2 ESCAPING THE PAST, 3 LIBERALIZING AUSLÄNDERPOLITIK 1969–1982, 4 CONSERVATIVE LIBERALISM 1982–1990, 5 UNITED GERMANY: BUNDESREPUBLIK OR DEUTSCHLAND?, Bibliography, Index
