Detlef Junker Boeken

This comprehensive examination of 150 years of German-American relations spans from the establishment of the German nation-state in 1871 through significant historical events, including World War I, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, the Cold War, and the aftermath of 9/11. It analyzes the presidencies of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leadership. The work incorporates earlier publications by the author and features a new chapter addressing the dynamics of American-German relations from 2009 to 2021. The collection of scholarly essays provides a long-term assessment of this vital transatlantic partnership, exploring its evolution through the tumultuous 20th century and into the Biden Administration. Renowned historian Dr. Detlef Junker draws on decades of research to present a lively and insightful analysis of the political relationship that has shaped both nations and the world. His engaging prose, combined with a keen understanding of historical context, makes this work essential for anyone interested in the complexities of German-American relations. Junker’s account highlights the ongoing challenges faced by these two powers in a world marked by turmoil and instability, making it a crucial read for those invested in the past and future of their relationship.

With the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, the relationship between state and market has become the subject of fierce dispute and intense public discussion. In this volume, more than a dozen renowned authors from universities in the United States and Europe representing academic disciplines such as economics, law, political science, sociology, theology, history, and cultural studies offer unique transatlantic perspectives on this debate ranging from the role of regulatory regimes, the development of different varieties of market economies, production regimes and welfare states in the transatlantic world to the role of education and knowledge in a globalized world. They examine the origins of the financial crisis in the United States, reflect on the complex relationship between religion and capitalism, and analyze the rights-bearing individual and its relationship to both the market and the state. Together, the contributions in this volume paint a fascinating panoply of the ways in which globalization, or talk of it, affects ideas of the relation between state and market in various realms. This volume is the product of a conference held at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA) and generously sponsored by Manfred Lautenschläger, Chairman of the Board of the MLP Group.