German Federalism: Past, Present, Future

✍ Scribed by Maiken Umbach

• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 232
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores the German idea of federalism denoting 'diversity withinunity'. Historians, linguists and political scientists examine how federalism emerged in the Holy Roman Empire, was re-shaped by 19th Century cultural movements, and was adopted by the unified state in 1871 and again after 1945. The myth of federalism as a safeguard against totalitarianism is tested in regard to the Third Reich and the GDR. The book concludes with an outlook on German federalism's future in Europe.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgement......Page 7
Foreword......Page 8
Notes on the Contributors......Page 14
1 Introduction: German Federalism in Historical Perspective......Page 18
2 Federal Habits: the Holy Roman Empire and the Continuity of German Federalism......Page 32
3 History and Federalism in the Age of Nation-State Formation......Page 59
4 Federalism and the Heimat Idea in Imperial Germany......Page 87
5 Political Unity and Linguistic Diversity in Nineteenth-Century Germany......Page 108
6 Federalism in the Nazi State......Page 130
7 Democratic Centralism and Regionalism in the GDR......Page 163
8 German Federalism from Cooperation to Competition......Page 189
9 Challenges and Perspectives for German Federalism......Page 206
10 German Federalism in History: Some Afterthoughts......Page 223
D......Page 228
H......Page 229
M......Page 230
S......Page 231
Z......Page 232