Transatlantic Democracy in the Twentieth Century: Transfer and Transformation

by Paul Nolte (Editor)

Overview

Transatlantic democracy in the 20th century - this concept goes beyond the idea of an American civilizing mission in Europe after two World Wars, and certainly beyond the notion of re-educating Germans, and making them fit for Western institutions after Nazism. As democracy is being contested anew in the beginning of the 21^st century, a much more complicated landscape of democracy since 1900 emerges. Transfer was not a one-way-street, and patterns of conflict and transformation affected both American and European political societies. American democracy may not be reduced to a resilient defense of original traditions, while the narrative of German democracy is more than redemption from catastrophe. The essays in this volume contribute to a new history of transatlantic democracy that accounts for its manifold experiences and constant renegotiations, up to the current challenges of American and European populism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110490497
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	10/10/2016
Series:	Schriften des Historischen Kollegs , #96
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	202
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Paul Nolte, Freie Universität Berlin.