A Question of Priorities : : Democratic Reform and Economic Recovery in Postwar Germany / / Rebecca Boehling.

Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and poli...

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Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [1996]
©1996
Year of Publication:1996
Language:English
Series:Monographs in German History ; 2
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Chapter I: American Preparations for Postwar German Self-Government
  • Chapter II: Structure, Jurisdiction, and Policies of the Office of Military Government – U.S. Zone (OMGUS)
  • Chapter III: From Resistance and Liberation to Conquest and Occupation
  • Chapter IV: The Stunde Null: American Occupiers, German Appointees, and Pre-democratic Municipal Administration
  • Chapter V: German Grassroots Democracy and U.S. Military Government: Early Manifestations of Local Self-Government
  • Chapter VI: U.S. Military Government in Retreat: The Return of German Self-Government and the Results of Democratization Initiatives
  • Chapter VII: Conclusion: The Legacy of the U.S. Occupation
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX