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<p>A new Germany has come of age, as democratic, sophisticated, affluent, and modern as any other western nation. This remarkable transition in little more than a generation is the central theme of <i>Germany Transformed</i>. Here all the old stereotypes and conclusions are challenged and new research is marshalled to provide a model for an advanced democratic republic.</p><p>Baker, Dalton, and Hildebrandt, working with massive national election returns from 1953 onward, explain the Old Politics of the postwar period, which was based on the 'economic miracle' and the security needs of West Germany, and the shift in the past decade to the New Politics, which emphasizes affluence, leisure, the quality of life, and international accommodation. But more than elections are examined. Rather, the authors delineate the transvaluation of the German civic culture as democracy became embedded in the nation's institutions, political ways, party structures, and citizen interest in governance. By the 1970s the quiescent German of Prussia, the Empire, and the 1930s had become the active and aware democratic westerner.</p><p>This is among the most important books about West Germany written since t

Author

Baker, Kendall L., Dalton, Russell J., Hildebrandt, Kai

Publisher

Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies

Published

1981

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674353152

Subjects

Political Science, Social_sciences

Rating

5 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14