A question of priorities : democratic reforms and economic recovery in postwar Germany : Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart under U.S. occupation, 1945-1949 / Rebecca L. Boehling.

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Boehling, Rebecca L, 1955-

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TextSeries: Monographs in German history ; v. 2.Publisher: Providence, R.I. : Berghahn Books, 1996Description: 1 online resource (xii, 301 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, mapContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9781785330117
178533011X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Question of priorities.DDC classification:

352.043/09/044 22

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DD901.F78 B64 1996

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Contents:

Ch. I. American Preparations for Postwar German Self-Government -- Ch. II. Structure, Jurisdiction, and Policies of the Office of Military Government -- U.S. Zone (OMGUS) -- Ch. III. From Resistance and Liberation to Conquest and Occupation -- Ch. IV. The Stunde Null: American Occupiers, German Appointees, and Pre-democratic Municipal Administration -- Ch. V. German Grassroots Democracy and U.S. Military Government: Early Manifestations of Local Self-Government -- Ch. VI. U.S. Military Government in Retreat: The Return of German Self-Government and the Results of Democratization Initiatives -- Ch. VII. Conclusion: The Legacy of the U.S. Occupation.

Summary: Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Rebecca Boehling offers a most valuable contribution to this debate. She examines the decisions made by the U.S. Military Government regarding German municipal personnel from the first year of the occupation, when all city officials were appointed directly by Military Government or with its explicit approval, through the first postwar municipal elections in 1946 and 1948, when democratic self-government was gradually restored.Summary: Boehling explores the far-reaching effects of personnel decisions on German political life within the framework of U.S. policies intended to denazify and democratize Germany. The conclusion she draws is that the early local-level German developments under U.S. occupation facilitated economic recovery in a manner that restricted the implementation of political and social goals of democratization.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-293) and index.

Over the last few years, there has been a noticeable increase in studies on the postwar period of Germany, reflecting the crucial importance of these years for an understanding of the developments in the two Germanys. With her study of U.S. occupation policy and its effects on German social and political developments in Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, Rebecca Boehling offers a most valuable contribution to this debate. She examines the decisions made by the U.S. Military Government regarding German municipal personnel from the first year of the occupation, when all city officials were appointed directly by Military Government or with its explicit approval, through the first postwar municipal elections in 1946 and 1948, when democratic self-government was gradually restored.

Boehling explores the far-reaching effects of personnel decisions on German political life within the framework of U.S. policies intended to denazify and democratize Germany. The conclusion she draws is that the early local-level German developments under U.S. occupation facilitated economic recovery in a manner that restricted the implementation of political and social goals of democratization.

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