Different Germans, Many Germanies New Transatlantic Perspectives [Paperback]

As much as any other nation, Germany has long been understood in terms of totalizing narratives. For Anglo-American observers in particular, the legacies of two world wars still powerfully define twentieth-century German history, whether through the lens of Nazi-era militarism and racial hatred or the nations emergence as a model postwar industrial democracy. This volume transcends such common categories, bringing together transatlantic studies that are unburdened by the ideological and methodological constraints of previous generations of scholarship. From American perceptions of the Kaiserreich to the challenges posed by a multicultural Europe, it argues forand exemplifiesan approach to German Studies that is nuanced, self-reflective, and holistic.

Harald Wenzelis Professor of Sociology at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies of the Freie Universit?t Berlin. His research focuses on sociological theory, the sociology of mass media, religion, and catastrophes. Publications includeDie Abenteuer der Kommunikation: Echtzeitmassenmedien und der Handlungsraum der HochmoderneandGeorge Herbert Mead zur Einf?hrung.

Preface
Karin Goihl

Introduction
Konrad Jarausch and Harald Wenzel

PART I: RESPONSES TO MODERNITY

Chapter 1.A Modern Reich? American Perceptions of Wilhelmine Germany, 1890-1914
Scott H. Krause

Chapter 2.The Dual Training System: The Southwests Contributions to German Economic Development
Hal Hansen

Chapter 3.The German Forest as an Emblem of Germanys Ambivalent Modernity
Jeffrey K. Wilson

Chapter 4.Health as a Public Good: The Positive Legacies ofVolksgesundheit
Annette FlC