Die Ära Adenauer

In the first two decades of its existence, the Federal Republic, a child of the Cold War, was characterised by economic reconstruction, the establishment of parliamentary democracy, the beginnings of a civilian culture and reconciliation with the Western powers. Dominik Geppert sets out the continuities and the many new beginnings of the Adenauer era and draws a clear picture of the young republic in four blocks: New beginnings and continuity: the founding of the Federal Republic in 1949, the Cold War and ties to the West: Foreign and German policy, Stabilisation and reconstruction: Economy and Domestic Policy, Society and Culture in the Federal Republic.