This volume traces the difficult passage of German society to modernity offering new perspectives on the "German question," largely characterized by the absence

Germany's institutional anatomy, its norms, and the spirits that animate it can only be properly understood if one takes into account such factors as its econom

Using German political parties as a prism with which to view institutional change, this collection transcends a single country focus and places the German exper

Since unification German society and institutions have been challenged by various transformations and the need to adjust to changing conditions. While much has

Published in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. Hitler's autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friend