Transatlantic Democracy in the Twentieth Century: Transfer and Transformation

Transatlantic democracy in the 20th century - this concept goes beyond the idea of an American civilizing mission in Europe after two World Wars, and certainly beyond the notion of re-educating Germans, and making them fit for Western institutions after Nazism. As democracy is being contested anew in the beginning of the 21st century, a much more complicated landscape of democracy since 1900 emerges. Transfer was not a one-way-street, and patterns of conflict and transformation affected both American and European political societies. American democracy may not be reduced to a resilient defense of original traditions, while the narrative of German democracy is more than redemption from catastrophe. The essays in this volume contribute to a new history of transatlantic democracy that accounts for its manifold experiences and constant renegotiations, up to the current challenges of American and European populism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110489708
• ISBN13: 9783110489705
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: de Gruyter Oldenbourg
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary