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Abstract
Bringing together incisive contributions from an international group of colleagues and former students, Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective takes stock of the field of German history as exemplified by the extraordinary scholarly career of Konrad H. Jarausch. Through fascinating reflections on the discipline’s theoretical, professional, and methodological dimensions, it explores Jarausch’s monumental work as a teacher and a builder of scholarly institutions. In this way, it provides not merely a look back at the last fifty years of German history, but a path forward as new ideas and methods infuse the study of Germany’s past.
“The studies in this volume are a testament to the depth and breadth of Konrad Jarausch’s contributions to the field. Their quality and diversity provide an excellent window into the field of contemporary German and European history, as well as the history of the Holocaust, over the past three or four decades.” · Eric Kurlander, Stetson University
Adam R. Seipp is a Professor of History at Texas A&M University and author of Strangers in the Wild Place: Refugees, Americans, and a German Town, 1945-1952.
Michael Meng is an Associate Professor of History at Clemson University. He is the author of Shattered Spaces: Encountering Jewish Ruins in Postwar Germany and Poland.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Germany in Transatlantic Perspective | 1 | ||
| Contents | 5 | ||
| Tables | 7 | ||
| Acknowledgments | 8 | ||
| Introduction — From Ruination to Renewal: Konrad Jarausch's Europe | 9 | ||
| Part I — Theory and Historiography Questions | 27 | ||
| Chapter 1 — History and Theory: Writing Modern European Histories after the Linguistic Turn | 29 | ||
| Chapter 2 — Paths Forward: In Defense of the History of Disciplines | 55 | ||
| Chapter 3 — Contextualizing the Holocaust: Modernization, Modernity, Colonialism, and Genocide | 81 | ||
| Part II — Memory, Professionalization, and Professions | 101 | ||
| Chapter 4 — Gender and Academic Culture: Women in the Historical Profession in Germany and the United States since 1945 | 103 | ||
| Chapter 5 — Forms, Strategies, and Narratives of Professionalization in Western and Eastern Europe: Autonomous Profession versus Heteronomous Professional Service Class? | 134 | ||
| Chapter 6 — A Myth of Unity? German Unification as a Challenge in Contemporary History | 167 | ||
| Part III — Narratives of German History | 183 | ||
| Chapter 7 — A \"Shattered\" Religious Past: Rethinking the Master Narratives of Twentieth-Century German Christianity | 185 | ||
| Chapter 8 — Central, Not Subsidiary: Migration as a Master Narrative in Modern German History | 208 | ||
| Chapter 9 — Protest and Participation: The Transformation of Democratic Praxis in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1968–83 | 225 | ||
| Part IV — Family Histories | 251 | ||
| Chapter 10 — Die Bratus: Sketch for a Minor German History | 253 | ||
| Chapter 11 — On Losing One's Children Twice: An Intimate Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung | 292 | ||
| Index | 314 |