Synopses & Reviews
"This is a book of passion, a combination of personal philosophy, recent sociological studies, and history to produce a sweeping answer to 'the German Question': why liberal democracy never took real root in modern Germany. . . . An important book, which should be read and seriously pondered by any student of contemporary Germany or of any aspect of modern German history." --Peter N. Stearns in
Synopsis
This book was written to stimulate, perhaps to provoke critical thought about Germany's past, present, and future--in Germany. This is a professional sociologist's study of the country to which he belongs not merely because it is written in his passport.