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By and large, the histories of East and West Germany have been studied in relative isolation. And yet, for all their differences, the historical trajectories of both nations were interrelated in complex ways, shaped by economic crises, social and cultural changes, protest movements, and other phenomena so diffuse that they could hardly be contained by the Iron Curtain. Accordingly, A History Shared and Divided offers a collective portrait of the two Germanies that is both broad and deep. It brings together comprehensive thematic surveys by specialists in social history, media, education, the environment, and similar topics to assemble a monumental account of both nations from the crises of the 1970s to—and beyond—the reunification era.
“This book overcomes the fixation of the caesura of 1989/90 and thus opens new perspectives intro writing contemporary history.” • Historische Zeitschrift
“A profound survey of an entangled and integrated German history that transcends previous works.” • Vierteljahrshefte für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte
“…the range and rigour make this handbook a useful point of entry for specialists and students alike interested in understanding the transformation of Germany in the last half century.” • European History Quarterly
“[The volume] provides over 500 pages of stimulating reading. It will be of interest to scholars researching in relevant fields and to graduate students embarking on doctoral work. It would also be excellent for a postgraduate seminar.” • Journal of European Studies
Frank Bösch is Director of the Center for Contemporary History Research and Professor of German and European History of the 20th Century at the University of Potsdam. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books on political, social, and media history, including Mass Media and Historical Change: Germany in International Perspective, 1400 to the Present (English edition: Berghahn, 2015).
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Introduction: Divided and Connected: Perspectives on German History since the 1970s
Frank Bösch
Chapter 1. Political Transformations in East and West
Frank Bösch and Jens Gieseke
Chapter 2. Economic Crises, Structural Change, and International Entanglements
Ralf Ahrens and André Steiner
Chapter 3. Entangled Ecologies: Outlines of a Green History of Two or More Germanys
Frank Uekötter
Chapter 4. Social Security, Social Inequality, and the Welfare State in East and West Germany
Winfried Süß
Chapter 5. Rationalization, Automation, and Digitalization: Transformations in Work
Rüdiger Hachtmann
Chapter 6. The Individualization of Everyday Life: Consumption, Domestic Culture, and Family Structures
Christopher Neumaier and Andreas Ludwig
Chapter 7. Paths to Digital Modernity: Computerization as Social Change
Jürgen Danyel and Annette Schuhmann
Chapter 8. Educational Rivalries: The Transition from a German-German Contest to an International Competition
Emmanuel Droit and Wilfried Rudloff
Chapter 9. Mobility and Migration in Divided Germany
Maren Möhring
Chapter 10. Sports and Society in the Rivalry between East and West
Jutta Braun
Chapter 11. Bridge over Troubled Water? Mass Media in Divided Germany
Frank Bösch and Christoph Classen
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