Chapter The German question: history and semantics -- chapter 1 'Zero hour' -- chapter 2 2Partitions -- chapter 3 3Natives and aliens -- chapter 4 Foundations of a 'new' society -- chapter 5 Economic reorganisation -- chapter 6 6Homecomers and refugees -- chapter 7 Transport and communication -- chapter 8 The press -- chapter 9 'Low' culture -- chapter 10 'High' culture -- chapter 11 Parties and trade unions
Summary
Containing valuable documentation of these critical years of German history, this sourcebook rescues the period from the burden of selective hindsight and nostalgia that has obscured it