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Author Clarkson, Alexander, 1977- author.

Title Fragmented fatherland : immigration and Cold War conflict in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1980 / Alexander Clarkson
Edition First edition
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2013

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Series Monographs in German history ; volume 34
Monographs in German history ; v. 34.
Contents 880-01 Introduction: New Neighbours, New Challenges : Recognising Diversity -- Old Allies in a New World : The Relationship between Émigrés and the German Political Establishment -- Support or Suppress? : Croatian Nationalists and the West German Security Services -- "Subversive" Immigrants and Social Democrats : Shared Memories of a "Romantic" Past -- A Battle on Many Fronts : Greek Immigrants and Political Violence -- Both Losers and Winners? : The Iranian Community and the Student Movement -- Conclusion: Nation and Fragmentation : Managing Diversity
880-01/(N Fragmented Fatherland -- Monographs in German History -- Fragmented Fatherland Immigration and Cold War Conflict in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1980 -- Alexander Clarkson -- Dedication -To Дідo and Pompa -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Introduction New Neighbours, New Challenges -- Chapter 1 Old Allies in a New World -- Chapter 2 Support or Suppress-- Chapter 3 'Subversive' Immigrants and Social Democrats -- Chapter 4 A Battle on Many Fronts -- Chapter 5 Both Losers and Winners-- Conclusion Nation and Fragmentation -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary 1945 to 1980 marks an extensive period of mass migration of students, refugees, ex-soldiers, and workers from an extraordinarily wide range of countries to West Germany. Turkish, Kurdish, and Italian groups have been studied extensively, and while this book uses these groups as points of comparison, it focuses on ethnic communities of varying social structures-from Spain, Iran, Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, and Algeria-and examines the interaction between immigrant networks and West German state institutions as well as the ways in which patterns of cooperation and conflict differ. This study de
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Subject Minorities -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century
Immigrants -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century
Immigrants -- Germany (West) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Immigrants -- Government policy -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century
Cold War -- Social aspects -- Germany (West) -- History
Ethnic conflict -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century
Cultural pluralism -- Germany (West) -- History -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration.
Cultural pluralism
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Ethnic conflict
Ethnic relations
Immigrants
Immigrants -- Government policy
Minorities
Politics and government
Social aspects
SUBJECT Germany (West) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century
Germany (West) -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century
Germany (West) -- Politics and government -- 1945-1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009010191
Subject Germany (West)
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780857459596
0857459597
1299863019
9781299863019