Fragmented Fatherland: Immigration and Cold War Conflict in the Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1980

by Alexander Clarkson

Overview

1945 to 1980 marks an extensive period of mass migration of students, refugees, ex-soldiers, and workers from an extraordinarily wide range of countries to West Germany. Turkish, Kurdish, and Italian groups have been studied extensively, and while this book uses these groups as points of comparison, it focuses on ethnic communities of varying social structures-from Spain, Iran, Ukraine, Greece, Croatia, and Algeria-and examines the interaction between immigrant networks and West German state institutions as well as the ways in which patterns of cooperation and conflict differ. This study demonstrates how the social consequences of mass immigration became intertwined with the ideological battles of Cold War Germany and how the political life and popular movements within these immigrant communities played a crucial role in shaping West German society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857459596
Publisher:	Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/01/2013
Series:	Monographs in German History , #34
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	246
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Alexander Clarkson studied Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford, where he completed his doctorate. He is currently Lecturer in the German and European Studies Departments at King's College London.

Table of Contents

Introduction: New Neighbours, New Challenges: Recognising Diversity
 

Chapter 1. Old Allies in a New World: The Relationship between Émigrés and the German Political Establishment
Chapter 2. Support or Suppress?: Croatian Nationalists and the West German Security Services
Chapter 3. 'Subversive' Immigrants and Social Democrats: Shared Memories of a 'Romantic' Past
Chapter 4. A Battle on Many Fronts: Greek Immigrants and Political Violence
Chapter 5. Both Losers and Winners?: The Iranian Community and the Student Movement

Conclusion: Nation and Fragmentation: Managing Diversity

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