German Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook German Europe write by Ulrich Beck. This book was released on 2013-04-24. German Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The euro crisis is tearing Europe apart. But the heart of the matter is that, as the crisis unfolds, the basic rules of European democracy are being subverted or turned into their opposite, bypassing parliaments, governments and EU institutions. Multilateralism is turning into unilateralism, equality into hegemony, sovereignty into the dependency and recognition into disrespect for the dignity of other nations. Even France, which long dominated European integration, must submit to Berlin’s strictures now that it must fear for its international credit rating. How did this happen? The anticipation of the European catastrophe has already fundamentally changed the European landscape of power. It is giving birth to a political monster: a German Europe. Germany did not seek this leadership position - rather, it is a perfect illustration of the law of unintended consequences. The invention and implementation of the euro was the price demanded by France in order to pin Germany down to a European Monetary Union in the context of German unification. It was a quid pro quo for binding a united Germany into a more integrated Europe in which France would continue to play the leading role. But the precise opposite has happened. Economically the euro turned out to be very good for Germany, and with the euro crisis Chancellor Angela Merkel became the informal Queen of Europe. The new grammar of power reflects the difference between creditor and debtor countries; it is not a military but an economic logic. Its ideological foundation is ‘German euro nationalism’ - that is, an extended European version of the Deutschmark nationalism that underpinned German identity after the Second World War. In this way the German model of stability is being surreptitiously elevated into the guiding idea for Europe. The Europe we have now will not be able to survive in the risk-laden storms of the globalized world. The EU has to be more than a grim marriage sustained by the fear of the chaos that would be caused by its breakdown. It has to be built on something more positive: a vision of rebuilding Europe bottom-up, creating a Europe of the citizen. There is no better way to reinvigorate Europe than through the coming together of ordinary Europeans acting on their own behalf.
Germany Unified and Europe Transformed
Germany Unified and Europe Transformed - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Germany Unified and Europe Transformed write by Condoleezza Rice. This book was released on 1998. Germany Unified and Europe Transformed available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Berlin Rules
Berlin Rules - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Berlin Rules write by Paul Lever. This book was released on 2017-05-30. Berlin Rules available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the second half of the twentieth century, Germany became the dominant political and economic power in Europe - and the arbiter of all important EU decisions. Yet Germany's leadership of the EU is geared principally to the defence of German national interests. Germany exercises power in order to protect the German economy and to enable it to play an influential role in the wider world. Beyond that there is no underlying vision or purpose.In this book, former British ambassador in Berlin Paul Lever provides a unique insight into modern Germany. He shows how the country's history has influenced its current economic and political structures and provides important perspectives on its likely future challenges and choices, especially in the context of the 2015 refugee crisis which saw over 1 million immigrants offered a home in Germany.As Britain prepares to leave the European Union, this book will be essential reading and suggests the future shape of a Germany dominated Europe.
Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe
Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe write by Tobias Grill. This book was released on 2018-09-24. Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For many centuries Jews and Germans were economically and culturally of significant importance in East-Central and Eastern Europe. Since both groups had a very similar background of origin (Central Europe) and spoke languages which are related to each other (German/Yiddish), the question arises to what extent Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe share common historical developments and experiences. This volume aims to explore not only entanglements and interdependences of Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe from the late middle ages to the 20th century, but also comparative aspects of these two communities. Moreover, the perception of Jews as Germans in this region is also discussed in detail.
A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe
A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe write by C. Germond. This book was released on 2008-11-10. A History of Franco-German Relations in Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book surveys Franco-German relations from the French Revolution to the 1990s, collecting the most current research from area specialists.
