Transatlantic Democracy in the Twentieth Century

Transfer and Transformation
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-11-048970-5
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 96, 191 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 474 g

Reihe: Schriften des Historischen Kollegs

Transatlantic democracy in the 20th century - this concept goes beyond the idea of an American civilizing mission in Europe after two World Wars, and certainly beyond the notion of re-educating Germans, and making them fit for Western institutions after Nazism. As democracy is being contested anew in the beginning of the 21 century, a much more complicated landscape of democracy since 1900 emerges. Transfer was not a one-way-street, and patterns of conflict and transformation affected both American and European political societies. American democracy may not be reduced to a resilient defense of original traditions, while the narrative of German democracy is more than redemption from catastrophe. The essays in this volume contribute to a new history of transatlantic democracy that accounts for its manifold experiences and constant renegotiations, up to the current challenges of American and European populism.

Zielgruppe

Scholars of history, contemporary history / Democracy research; Europe; transatlantic history; USA

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nolte, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Nolte, Freie Universität Berlin.