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NATO and Germany - A Study in the Sociology of Supranational Relations (Hardcover, New)
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NATO and Germany - A Study in the Sociology of Supranational Relations (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in American Sociology
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Focusing on the Cold War years, this monograph examines the
processes, problems, and policies through which the Federal
Republic of Germany was formed and admitted into the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO). The author compares the situation of
Weimar Germany during its short-lived postwar decade with that of
the Federal Republic by applying geopolitical concepts and theory,
illustrating Germany's territorial uniqueness and how that special
aspect of its place on the European continent influenced the
nation's diplomacy in both eras. During the late 1940s and the
1950s, the problem presented by Germany to the other NATO allies
was how to secure and maintain the Federal Republic's allegiance to
the anticommunist alliance without eliminating the country's desire
to be reunited with its Soviet-dominated eastern section. How both
NATO and Germany managed to maintain themselves in a state of
dynamic equilibrium throughout the era of the Cold War illustrates
the concept of international organization called "cooptation",
which Lyman helped to define and expand. The epilogue explores the
larger issues that the case study illuminates: global space,
national territorialization, collective identity, and
ethnocentrism. Considering the current conflict in the Balkans as
it relates to the new Germany and the role of NATO, this
far-reaching book is especially relevant with its suggestions for a
basic supranational sociology.
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