Gebhardt Handbuch der Deutschen Geschichte / Gebhardt: Handbuch der deutschen Geschichte. Band 24

The first comprehensive contemporary history of the Berlin Republic from the reunification on October 3, 1990, to the end of the Merkel era at the federal election on September 26, 2021. Since reunification, the Federal Republic has changed enormously. Overnight, the Berlin Republic stepped out of the shadow of history and assumed the role of a European great power with global political significance.

The issues of internal unity weighed heavily on the Federal Republic: Has Germany remained a country divided between East and West? Pessimism and populism threaten to damage the Republic. What is the state of German democracy after 9/11, the Afghanistan war, the financial crisis, the NSU terror murders, the rise of right-wing radicalization, the end of the Merkel era, and the beginning of the first traffic light coalition? Edgar Wolfrum succinctly describes the events and actors, offers initial assessments, and unfolds the socio-political and contemporary historical panorama of the past 30 years. A look ahead at German contemporary history and a fitting conclusion to the 10th edition of Gebhardt.