{"id":7003,"date":"2018-10-02T14:19:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T14:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/?p=7003"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:46:04","slug":"german-unity-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/german-unity-day","title":{"rendered":"German Unity Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two weeks after the fall of the Berlin Wall<\/a>, on 28 November 1989,\u00a0West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl<\/a> announced a 10-point program calling for the two Germanys to expand their cooperation with the view toward eventual reunification.\u00a0On 18 May 1990, the two German states signed a treaty agreeing on monetary, economic and social union. On October 3rd, 1990, Federal Republic of Germany and the Democratic Republic of Germany were reunited to create one single federal Germany,\u00a0now celebrated as\u00a0German Unity Day<\/a><\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Take advantage of\u00a0our offer of FREE access to the journal, German Politics and Society<\/a><\/em> until the end of the year!\u00a0<\/strong>Please use code GSA18 and redeem here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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We are also currently offering free access to the article:\u00a0Politics of Emotions: Journalistic Reflections on the Emotionality of the West German Peace Movement, 1979-1984<\/a><\/em>\u00a0in recognition of\u00a0International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons until\u00a0October 10.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Berghahn is honored\u00a0to present some of the relevant titles on the History of German Unification:<\/p>\n

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\"AA HISTORY SHARED AND DIVIDED<\/a>
\nEast and West Germany since the 1970s
\nFrank B\u00f6sch
\nTranslated from the German by Jennifer Walcoff Neuheiser<\/p>\n

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Divided History<\/em> uniquely explores how East and West Germany responded to the new challenges and crises of the 1970s, and reunification. Topics range from political, labor, and business issues to migration and environmental issues, showing how the two German states remained inextricably connected in the 1970s and 1980s.<\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/strong>\u00a0Divided and Connected: Perspectives on German History since the 1970s<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"MemorializingMEMORIALIZING THE GDR<\/a>
\nMonuments and Memory after 1989
\nAnna Saunders<\/p>\n

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Since unification, eastern Germany has witnessed a rapidly changing memorial landscape, as the fate of former socialist monuments has been hotly debated and new commemorative projects have met with fierce controversy.\u00a0Memorializing the GDR<\/em>\u00a0provides the first in-depth study of this contested arena of public memory, investigating the individuals and groups devoted to the creation or destruction of memorials as well as their broader aesthetic, political, and historical contexts. Emphasizing the interrelationship of built environment, memory and identity, it brings to light the conflicting memories of recent German history, as well as the nuances of national and regional constructions of identity.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Read blog post by author Anna Saunders:\u00a0WHY MONUMENTS STILL HAVE A FUTURE<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"CulturalCULTURAL TOPOGRAPHIES OF THE NEW BERLIN<\/a>
\nEdited by Karin Bauer and Jennifer Ruth Hosek<\/p>\n

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Since Unification and the end of the Cold War, Berlin has witnessed a series of uncommonly intense social, political, and cultural transformations. While positioning itself as a creative center populated by young and cosmopolitan global citizens, the \u201cNew Berlin\u201d is at the same time a rich site of historical memory, defined inescapably by its past even as it articulates German and European hopes for the future.\u00a0Cultural Topographies of the New Berlin<\/em>\u00a0presents a fascinating cross-section of life in Germany\u2019s largest city, revealing the complex ways in which globalization, ethnicity, economics, memory, and national identity inflect how its urban spaces are inhabited and depicted.<\/p>\n

Read\u00a0Introduction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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UNITED GERMANY<\/a>
\nDebating Processes and Prospects
\nEdited by Konrad Jarausch<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis well-conceptualized, informative volume offers an overview of the conflicting assessments of \u201cunited Germany\u201d that fuel ongoing debates about reunification\u2026 Jarausch introduces the collection of articles with a masterful and succinct summary of perceptions of German democracy, capitalism, society, culture, and international relations since 1990\u2026 American readers at many levels of knowledge will learn much from this book.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u00b7 German Studies Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Introduction:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Growing Together? A Tentative Balance Sheet of German Unification<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE PATH TO THE BERLIN WALL<\/a>
\nCritical Stages in the History of Divided Germany
\nManfred Wilke
\nTranslated from the German by Sophie Perl<\/p>\n

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\u201c…constitutes a superlative model of combining biography with the study of nationalism. The latter constitutes the most novel contribution of this well-researched, straightforward historical depiction of Kohl\u2019s ideology and its impact upon the continuing development of German national identity… Recommended\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 Choice<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BERLIN DIVIDED CITY, 1945-1989<\/a>
\nEdited by Philip Broadbent and Sabine Hake<\/p>\n

Volume 6, Culture & Society in Germany<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cEschewing the primacy of political history, the authors provide a nuanced picture of a city that, in many respects, was less divided than the Cold War mindset would have us believe\u2026This interesting volume demonstrates the many ways in which East and West Berlin were mutually influential, and how commonalities extended beyond the division.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/i>English Historical Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DIVIDED, BUT NOT DISCONNECTED<\/a>
\nGerman Experiences of the Cold War
\nEdited by Tobias Hochscherf, Christoph Laucht, and Andrew Plowman<\/p>\n

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The Allied agreement after the Second World War did not only partition Germany, it divided the nation along the fault-lines of a new bipolar world order. This inner border made Germany a unique place to experience the Cold War, and the \u201cGerman question\u201d in this post-1945 variant remained inextricably entwined with the vicissitudes of the Cold War until its end. This volume explores how social and cultural practices in both German states between 1949 and 1989 were shaped by the existence of this inner border, putting them on opposing sides of the ideological divide between the Western and Eastern blocs, as well as stabilizing relations between them. This volume\u2019s interdisciplinary approach addresses important intersections between history, politics, and culture, offering an important new appraisal of the German experiences of the Cold War.<\/p>\n

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\"Berlin,In Paperback<\/em><\/p>\n

BERLIN, ALEXANDERPLATZ<\/a>
\nTransforming Place in a Unified Germany
\nGisa Weszkalnys<\/p>\n

Volume 1, Space and Place<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWeszkalnys undertakes a fascinating exploration of the planning process, the intellectual debate and political contest over reconstruction, and the multiple roles of citizenship in the reunified city.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 H-Net Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"FromFROM THE BONN TO THE BERLIN REPUBLIC<\/a>
\nGermany at the Twentieth Anniversary of Unification
\nEdited by Jeffrey Anderson and Eric Langenbacher<\/p>\n

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\u201cAltogether the contributions make for informative reading. The volume poses clear questions about the state of inner-German unity, and about the extent to which globalization, Europeanization, and the Cold War have changed the country.\u201d<\/em> \u00b7 German Studies Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"UnitedUNITED AND DIVIDED<\/a>
\nGermany since 1990
\nEdited by Mike Dennis and Eva Kolinsky<\/p>\n

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“this book illuminates successfully the flawed unification process by stringing together a variety of different aspects of society, making the divided nature of Germany today unambiguously clear.”<\/em>
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For a full selection of\u00a0German Studies titles please visit our webpage.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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FREE access to the journal, German Politics and Society<\/a><\/em> until the end of the year! Please use code GSA18 and redeem here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

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\"German<\/a>GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

We are also currently offering free access to the article:\u00a0Politics of Emotions: Journalistic Reflections on the Emotionality of the West German Peace Movement, 1979-1984<\/a><\/em>\u00a0in recognition of\u00a0International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons until<\/strong>\u00a0October 10<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special Issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic: The Twentieth Anniversary of German Unification, Part 1<\/a><\/em>
\nFrom the Bonn to the Berlin Republic: The Twentieth Anniversary of German Unification, Part 2<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Featured Articles:<\/strong>
\nFrom Amity to Enmity: German-Russian Relations in the Post Cold War Period<\/a><\/em>
\nPicturing the New Berlin: Filmic Representations of the Postunification Capital<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Concept of “Normality” in German Foreign Policy since Unification<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coming Home: Changing Concepts of Citizenship in Postwar and Reunited Germany<\/a><\/em>
\nEuropean Judaism<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, Volume 40, Number 2<\/p>\n

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La M\u00e9moire Officielle Fran\u00e7aise et la R\u00e9unification Allemande<\/a><\/em>
\nFrench Politics, Culture & Society<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Volume 31, Number 1<\/p>\n

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What Stories Are Being Told? Two Case Studies of (Grand) Narratives from and of the German Democratic Republic in Current Oberstufe Textbooks<\/a><\/em>
\nJournal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, Volume 6, Number 1<\/p>\n

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