Books in the Themes In Modern German History series

This meticulous and authoritative review of the collapse of the GDR uses first-hand interview material with a number of the leading figures to provide a detailed account and analysis of the collapse of East Germany. Suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students of German politics, contemporary history and the Cold War.

Traces the history of all ethnic minorities in Germany during the 19th and 20th centuries. The book examines the ways in which minority groups such as Jews and gypsies have attempted to cope with german nationalism since 1800, using contemporary and secondary material.

H.J. Hahn assesses the revolutions from a broad, interdisciplinary angle, relating these crucial events in nineteenth century European history to philosophy, literature, politics and socio-economic developments, and makes apparent their significant impact on the shaping of modern Germany.

A powerful and original survey of German social democracy.

Tracing the history of right-wing politics through the full span of Germany's life as a nation, Lee McGowan shows that the attitudes and policies of the radical right neither began with Hitler's pursuit of power in the 1920s nor ended with his death in the ruins of Berlin.