Robert Parmet

The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty: the End of a Century of Turmoil Robert Parmet

Jacket Description/Back: The 1998 election was the first in the Federal Rupublic to directly oust a government, ending the Kohl era and bringing the new Social Democrat-Green coalition to power. At this time of great change, leading international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Postwar democratic and economic renewal is placed in the context of continuing debates about German identity; there are assessments of the major leaders, parties, and ideologies; of the still unfinished agenda of integrating East and West: of how the new generation of German leaders will interact with aging governmental structures; of the Bundesbank and the successes and failures of economic policy, the trade unions, and the media; and of Germany's energizing role in Europe and the world. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes:"[Parmet's] biography has put Dubinsky back on the historical map and is a must read for historians."--"The Journal of American History"-, Review Quotes:"Superb...this study is destined to be the authoritative work on Dubinsky's career. Parmet's balanced assessment of his subject, combined with the breadth of his research and the skillful writing, make this an exemplary biography."--"American Historical Review" -, Review Quotes:"For four decades, David Dubinsky stood in the top ranks of American labor. As head of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), he helped organize basic industry and led the fight to provide workers everywhere with decent wages, health care and housing. A leading liberal and anti-communist, a powerful figure in New York politics, and an important player in Cold War foreign policy, Dubinsky sparked fury among his opponents and fierce loyalty among his many supporters. At last this extraordinary figure has a biographer who does him justice. Robert Parmet draws on years of deep research to paint an admiring but not uncritical portrait of Dubinsky in "The Master of Seventh Avenue", judiciously taking us through the intricate world of the garment industry and its hothouse politics. Parmet does a great service in bringing back to life this once household name."--Joshua B. Freeman, author of "Working-Class New York: Life and Labor since World War II "-, Review Quotes:"This volume, which contains an eight-page photo section, will appeal to labor history scholars and biography enthusiasts."-"CHOICE", recommended, Review Quotes:"Parmet's work will surely have an honored place on the shelves of Cornell University's Kheel Labor Center, as has an earlier work, David Dubinsky: A Life with Labor, co-authored by Dubinsky himself and A. H. Raskin, one of the New York Times's famed labor reporters."-"The Weekly Standard", Biographical Note: Peter H. Merkl is one of the leading authorities on modern Germany. He is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Publisher Marketing: The period since the reunification of Germany has been the most tumultuous since the end of World War II. Uneasy relations between East and West, new immigrants and native Germans, left and right, and labor and business mark this phase of German history. As Kohl's Christian Democrats yield power after sixteen years, Germany's destiny is in a state of flux. The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty makes sense of these dizzying changes. Twenty-six essays by leading scholars deal with topics such as the role of the Greens, women in the new German intellectual and literary scene, and the effects of political and cultural change on German national identity. Contributors include Christopher J. Anderson, Thomas A. Baylis, Gerard Braunthal, William M. Chandler, Clay Clemens, Kenneth H. F. Dyson, Werner J. Feld, E. Gene Frankland, Arthur B. Gunlicks, M. Donald Hancock, Jutta Helm, Michael G. Huelshoff, Karl H. Kahrs, Gerald R. Kleinfeld, Henry Krisch, Gregg Kvistad, Peter H. Loedel, Joyce M. Mushaben, Helmut Norpoth, Ann L. Phillips, Robert Rohrschneider, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, James Sperling, and Henry Ashby Turner, Jr. The period since the reunification of Germany has been the most tumultuous since the end of World War II. Uneasy relations between East and West, new immigrants and native Germans, left and right, and labor and business mark this phase of German history. As Kohl's Christian Democrats yield power after sixteen years, Germany's destiny is in a state of flux. The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty makes sense of these dizzying changes. Twenty-six essays by leading scholars deal with topics such as the role of the Greens, women in the new German intellectual and literary scene, and the effects of political and cultural change on German national identity. Contributors include Christopher J. Anderson, Thomas A. Baylis, Gerard Braunthal, William M. Chandler, Clay Clemens, Kenneth H. F. Dyson, Werner J. Feld, E. Gene Frankland, Arthur B. Gunlicks, M. Donald Hancock, Jutta Helm, Michael G. Huelshoff, Karl H. Kahrs, Gerald R. Kleinfeld, Henry Krisch, Gregg Kvistad, Peter H. Loedel, Joyce M. Mushaben, Helmut Norpoth, Ann L. Phillips, Robert Rohrschneider, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, James Sperling, and Henry Ashby Turner, Jr.

Contributor Bio:  Parmet, Robert Robert D. Parmet is professor of history at York College of The City University of New York. He is the author of "Labor and Immigration in Industrial America" and co-author of "American Nativism, 1830?1860". Contributor Bio:  Merkl, Peter H Peter H. Merkl is one of the leading authorities on modern Germany. He is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara.