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The German Polity
This thoroughly revised and updated edition of The German Polity provides a comprehensive introduction to contemporary German politics, focusing especially on the recovery of the economy and Germany's growing power in Europe and beyond. Looking back, David P. Conradt and Eric Langenbacher trace the country's transformation since the seminal turning points of 1945 after World War II and 1990 after reunification. Looking to the present, the authors explain and assess its major institutions, actors, and issues. Looking forward, they explore the looming economic, security, and demographic challenges the political system must address in the years to come.
436 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1978
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April 22, 2023
I think the fact that this book took me nearly a YEAR to read summarises how dense yet perfect Conradt's German Polity was.
The German Polity is an extremely in-depth guide into Germany's political system - both historical and modern; East and West; local and federal - and to such immense detail with a consistent variety of statistics and analyses throughout that makes me wonder whether anyone who reads this and learns everything there is in this book could be entitled to a German politics degree.
Absolutely remarkable. I can't describe how perfect this book was - and I found myself taking pictures of countless (perhaps 10% of the) pages since they were so informative and well-written. You can't let its thickness fool you - it looks like a read that'll take you a few days at most but I quickly found that this would take me a good few months - since it's both detailed and the font size is quite small so the reader is quite easily tricked into picking it up.
I intend to write to David P. Conradt, thanking him for writing such a remarkable guide to The German Polity. I cannot possibly ask him to provide a new volume (i.e. to include the past 22-23 or so years) but if he publishes one, I will be the first in line to read it - even if it takes me another year.
The German Polity is an extremely in-depth guide into Germany's political system - both historical and modern; East and West; local and federal - and to such immense detail with a consistent variety of statistics and analyses throughout that makes me wonder whether anyone who reads this and learns everything there is in this book could be entitled to a German politics degree.
Absolutely remarkable. I can't describe how perfect this book was - and I found myself taking pictures of countless (perhaps 10% of the) pages since they were so informative and well-written. You can't let its thickness fool you - it looks like a read that'll take you a few days at most but I quickly found that this would take me a good few months - since it's both detailed and the font size is quite small so the reader is quite easily tricked into picking it up.
I intend to write to David P. Conradt, thanking him for writing such a remarkable guide to The German Polity. I cannot possibly ask him to provide a new volume (i.e. to include the past 22-23 or so years) but if he publishes one, I will be the first in line to read it - even if it takes me another year.
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