The United States and Germany during the Twentieth Century: Competition and Convergence

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The United States and Germany during the Twentieth Century presents a wide ranging comparison of American and German societies during the late 19th and 20th centuries. The two countries - the world's leading 'rising powers' of the time - were both more similar and more different than is widely understood. Above all, their dual encounter with modernity brings out the richness of both societies as they faced unprecedented internal and external challenges, sometimes in isolation, but more often in combination or in parallel with one another.

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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1 - Modernities: Competition versus Convergence
pp 1-12
- By Christof Mauch, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Kiran Klaus Patel, European University Institute, Florence
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2 - Empires: Might and Myopia
pp 13-31
- By Thomas Bender, Professor of History at New York University, Michael Geyer, European History at the University of Chicago
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3 - Religion: Belief and Power
pp 32-51
- By Simone Lässig, Professor ofModern History at the Technische Universität Braunschwieg, Rainer Prätorius, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg
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4 - Law: Constitutionalism and Culture
pp 52-69
- By Manfred Berg, Curt Engelhorn Professor of American History at the University of Heidelberg, Dieter Gosewinkel, Lecturer in History at the Free University of Berlin
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5 - Welfare: Entitlement and Exclusion
pp 70-84
- By Daniel Letwin, Associate Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University, Gabriele Metzler, Professor of History at Humboldt University, Berlin
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6 - Immigration: Myth versus Struggles
pp 85-101
- By Tobias Brinkmann, History at Pennsylvania State University, Annemarie Sammartino, Assistant Professor of History at Oberlin College, Ohio
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7 - Masses: Mobilization versus Manipulation
pp 102-120
- By W. Fitzhugh Brundage, Umstead Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Konrad H. Jarausch, Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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8 - Market: Consumption and Commerce
pp 121-143
- By Heinz-Gerhard Haupt, Professor of History and Civilization at the European University Institute, Florence, Paul Nolte, Professor of History at the Free University of Berlin
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9 - Authority: Schools and Military
pp 144-160
- By Dirk Schumann, Professor ofModern and Contemporary History at Georg August University, Göttingen, Judith Sealander, Professor of History at Bowling Green State University, Ohio
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10 - Gender: Equality and Differences
pp 161-179
- By Eileen Boris, Professor of History and Black Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Christiane Eifert, Lecturer in History at the Free University, Berlin
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11 - Environment: Conservation versus Exploitation
pp 180-193
- By Christof Mauch, Society and of the Lasky Center for Transatlantic Studies at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Kiran Klaus Patel, Professor of European History and Transatlantic Relations at the European University Institute, Florence
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12 - Film and Television
pp 194-210
- By Edward Dimendberg, Professor of Film and Media Studies, Visual Studies, and German at the University of California, Irvine, Anton Kaes, Professor of German and Film Studies at the University of California, Berkeley
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13 - Education: Universities and Research
pp 211-226
- By Kathryn M. Olesko, Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C, Christoph Strupp, Research Fellow at the Forschungsstelle für Zeitgeschichte, Hamburg
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14 - Media: Government versus Market
pp 227-244
- By Philipp Gassert, Professor of Transatlantic Cultural History at the University of Augsburg, Christina von Hodenberg, Reader in European History at Queen Mary, University of London
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Index
pp 245-256
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Contributors
pp ix-x

Acknowledgments
pp xi-xii

1 - Modernities: Competition versus Convergence
pp 1-12

2 - Empires: Might and Myopia
pp 13-31

3 - Religion: Belief and Power
pp 32-51

4 - Law: Constitutionalism and Culture
pp 52-69

5 - Welfare: Entitlement and Exclusion
pp 70-84

6 - Immigration: Myth versus Struggles
pp 85-101

7 - Masses: Mobilization versus Manipulation
pp 102-120

8 - Market: Consumption and Commerce
pp 121-143

9 - Authority: Schools and Military
pp 144-160

10 - Gender: Equality and Differences
pp 161-179

11 - Environment: Conservation versus Exploitation
pp 180-193

12 - Film and Television
pp 194-210

13 - Education: Universities and Research
pp 211-226

14 - Media: Government versus Market
pp 227-244

Index
pp 245-256

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