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Wittlinger takes a fresh look at German national identity in the 21st century and shows that it has undergone considerable changes since unification in 1990. Due to the external pressures of the post-cold war world and recent domestic developments, Germany has re-emerged as a nation which is less hesitant to assert its national interest.

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Introduction: A Different Republic After All? German National Identity and the Nazi Past The Quest for ´Inner Unity´ From Prosperity to a Democracy of Want? The New Germany in the New Europe: a Leading Power Germany´s New Foreign Policy Identity German National Identity in the 21st Century Bibliography

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´Clear, comprehensive and compelling´ - The Times Literary Supplement

´For insight into modern Germany, I couldn´t recommend a better book...clearly written, concise, in the know, touch, explanatory and not afriad of the big stuff...´ - David Marx Book Reviews

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RUTH WITTLINGER is Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Government and International Affairs, University of Durham, UK. She has published widely on post-unification Germany, European integration, British perceptions of Germany and the Germans and politics and literature.

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