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The Other '68ers

Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany

By: Anna von der Goltz

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The Other '68ers

Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany

By: Anna von der Goltz

This is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective-that of center-right student activists in West Germany. Based on oral history interviews and new archival sources, it examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of center-right students in this age of protest. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives -including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s and beyond - reveals that this was a broader, more versatile, and, ultimately, more consequential phenomenon than the traditionally narrower focus on a left-wing minority allows. Other '68ers demonstrates that we need a more nuanced history of the 1968 generation and of generational conflict during these years. Student activists comprised individuals from across the political spectrum, who often had very different ideas about what kind of a society they envisaged and how to address the shortcomings of West German democracy. 1968 was a moment of intense political conflict, but it also played out within the student body and nurtured contrasting identities. This book shows that the center-right involvement in 1968 had real consequences. Many of the protagonists of this book would go on to pursue high-profile political careers and leave their mark on West German political culturey. Other '68ers therefore sheds fresh light on how West Germany's center-right dealt with the crisis of hegemony and political identity it experienced in the wake of 1968, how it coped with generational change, how it transformed and modernized after losing power at the national level for the first time in 1969, and how it managed to re-emerge so successfully in the 1980s.

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0198849524

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Hindenburg

Power, Myth, and the Rise of the Nazis

By: Anna von der Goltz

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Hindenburg

Power, Myth, and the Rise of the Nazis

By: Anna von der Goltz

Hindenburg reveals how a previously little-known general, whose career to normal retirement age had provided no real foretaste of his heroic status, became a national icon and living myth in Germany after the First World War, capturing the imagination of millions. In a period characterized by rupture and fragmentation, the legend surrounding Paul von Hindenburg brought together a broad coalition of Germans and became one of the most potent forces in Weimar politics. Charting the origins of the myth, from Hindenburg's decisive victory at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914 to his death in Nazi Germany and beyond, Anna von der Goltz explains why the presence of Hindenburg's name on the ballot mesmerized an overwhelming number of voters in the presidential elections of 1925. His myth, an ever-evolving phenomenon, increasingly transcended the dividing lines of interwar politics, which helped him secure re-election by left-wing and moderate voters. Indeed, the only two times in German history that the people could elect their head of state directly and secretly, they chose this national icon. Hindenburg even managed to defeat Adolf Hitler in 1932, making him the Nazi leader's final arbiter; it was he who made the final and fateful decision to appoint Hitler as Chancellor in January 1933.

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OUP Oxford

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0191610046

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9780191610042

Beyond the Barricades

Government and State-Building in Post-Revolutionary Prussia, 1848-1858

By: Anna Ross

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Beyond the Barricades

Government and State-Building in Post-Revolutionary Prussia, 1848-1858

By: Anna Ross

Beyond the Barricades is an original study of government after the 1848 revolutions. It focuses on the state of Prussia, where a number of conservative ministers sought to learn lessons from their experiences of upheaval and introduce a wave of reform in the 1850s. Using extensive archival research, the work explores Prussia's entry into the constitutional age, charting initiatives to transform criminal justice, agriculture, industry, communications, urban life, and the press. Reform strengthened contact with the Prussian population, making this a classic episode of state-building, but Beyond the Barricades seeks to go further. It makes a case for taking notice of government activity at this particular juncture because the measures endorsed by conservative statesmen in the 1850s sought to remove the feudal intermediaries that had lingered long into the nineteenth century and replace them with an array of government institutions, legal regimes, and official practices. In sum, this book recasts the post-revolutionary decade as a period which saw the transition from an old to a new world, pivotal to the making of modern Prussia and ultimately, modern Germany.

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Oxford University Press

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0192570544

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The Making of Modern Property

Reinventing Roman Law in Europe and its Peripheries 1789–1950

By: Anna di Robilant

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The Making of Modern Property

Reinventing Roman Law in Europe and its Peripheries 1789–1950

By: Anna di Robilant

In this original intellectual history, Anna di Robilant traces the history of one of the most influential legal, political, and intellectual projects of modernity: the appropriation of Roman property law by liberal nineteenth-century jurists to fit the purposes of modern Europe. Drawing from a wealth of primary sources, many of which have never been translated into English, di Robilant outlines how a broad network of European jurists reinvented the classical Roman concept of property to support the process of modernisation. By placing this intellectual project within its historical context, she shows how changing class relations, economic policies and developing ideologies converged to produce the basis of modern property law. Bringing these developments to the twentieth century, this book demonstrates how this largely fabricated version of Roman property law shaped and continues to shape debates concerning economic growth, sustainability, and democratic participation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108849067

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German-Iraqi business relations. A struggle of economic, political and hegemonic interests

By: Anna Richter

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German-Iraqi business relations. A struggle of economic, political and hegemonic interests

By: Anna Richter

Master's Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 1,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, language: English, abstract: The Middle East is an enormous market for Germany, a highly specialized export nation. The label Made in Germany enjoys an excellent reputation worldwide, particularly in the Middle East, where it is often understood as a guarantor for high quality. German exports to the Middle East reached 34.33 billion EUR in 2014, growing by over 9% since 2013, despite decreasing exports to Iraq and Yemen. Abdulaziz Al-Mikhlafi, Secretary General of the German-Arab chamber of trade, encourages German companies to perceive the region as a partner and industrial location, instead of reducing it to a mere export market. "While competitors from China, Japan and Korea are eager to invest, German companies are more hesitant." The Arab World is a vast market offering promising returns to companies active in the region. Many Arab countries are investing massively in infrastructure, electricity, health, education and the water-sector. One country in desperate need of reconstruction is Iraq. Iraq is facing the challenge to rebuild its economy and to overcome political instability and terror with the help of immense natural resources. The Iraqi economy is characterized by drastic ups and downs. Between 1840 and 1915 in the latter phase of Ottoman rule, the Iraqi region slowly incorporated into the world’s economy, exporting agricultural products and raw materials. Under British administration, the run for Iraqi oil began, leading to large British investments in this sector. After independence Iraq slowly grew to become a striving middle income country by the 1970s, with high growth rates and sizable foreign assets. Since then Iraq has fallen into debt and chaos facing a series of wars and political upheavals. Correlated to the domestic Iraqi’ economy, German-Iraqi business relations have flourished and ceased to zero. Iraq, nowadays a country of 35.9 million inhabitants, still holds potential for foreign business. Iraq is estimated to have the third largest oil reserves in the world after Saudi-Arabia and Iran. The concrete number of proven reserves, provided by OPEC is 143,069 mil. barrels. Immediately after the Iraq War, investors from all over the world were on the qui vive to secure themselves a share of the lucrative reconstruction projects. However, the political instability and the poor security situation prevented many German firms from operating in Iraq. In this book the key drivers behind German-Iraqi commerce will be examined.

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GRIN Verlag

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3668659664

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The Other '68ers

Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany

By: Anna von der Goltz

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The Other '68ers

Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany

By: Anna von der Goltz

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0198849524

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The Other '68ers

The Other '68ers

Hindenburg

Hindenburg

Beyond the Barricades

Beyond the Barricades

The Making of Modern Property

The Making of Modern Property

German-Iraqi business relations. A struggle of economic, political and hegemonic interests

German-Iraqi business relations. A struggle of economic, political and hegemonic interests

The Other '68ers

The Other '68ers

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