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The German Polity
This introduction to German politics explores the complex structural challenges faced by this nation since the end of World War II. This edition covers the aftermath of unification, including economic, ecological, cultural and political developments in the unified Germany. It provides students with a detailed look at the political institutions and systems of the German government, as well as up-to-date coverage of the Welfare State in transition, including health care and welfare reform. Also new to this edition is a discussion of the 1994 election and expanded coverage of Germany's international role.
338 pages, Paperback
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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