A Question of Priorities - Democratic Reform and Economic Recovery in Postwar Germany (Paperback, New edition)

Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Rebecca Boehling offers a most valuable contribution to this debate. She examines the decisions made by the U.S. Military Government regarding German municipal personnel from the first year of the occupation, when all city officials were appointed directly by Military Government of with its explicit approval, through the first postwar municipal elections in 1946 and 1948, when democratic self-government was gradually restored. Boehling explores the far-reaching effects of personnel decisions on German political life within the framework of U.S. policies intended to denazify and democratize Germany. The conclusion she draws is that the early local-level German developments under U.S. occupation facilitated economic recovery in a manner that restricted the implementation of political and social goals of democratization.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Monographs in German History
Release date:	December 1996
Authors:	Rebecca Boehling
Dimensions:	230mm (L)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	320
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-57181-159-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	1-57181-159-1
Barcode:	9781571811592

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