In May 2000, scholars of history, law, politics, and economics gathered in London to compare their various methodological and empirical perspectives on the 1989-90 collapse of the Germanies into a unity, and the aftermath of the event from the perspective of a decade on. Their 14 studies cover historical and foreign political, juridicial, and political and economic aspects. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)