Description

The GDR's disappearance as a separate state prompted discussion of what, if anything, might remain as its substance. It is clear that East and West Germans are experiencing unification completely differently. Whereas West Germans see it primarily as an economic burden, East Germans understand it as a process which, as public opinion surveys confirm, brings long-term hope but short-term disorientation. Distinguished contributors from the fields of history, philosophy, political science, literature, and languages examine the myriad issues surrounding German unification. Reinhard Andress, Anna Chiarloni, Mike Dennis, Birgit Gebhardt, Therese Hornigk, Heinz Kersten, Christoph Klebmann, Nancy A. Lauckner, Virginia Penrose, John Sandrord, Christian Zehl Romero, Joachim Walther, and Roger Woods provide insight into one of the most monumental developments of the twentieth century. Co-published with the International Symposium of the German Democratic Republic.