Table of Contents

Part I: The German Part of American History
Part II: The American Part of German History
Part III: The New Transatlantic Predicament

About the Author

Frank Trommler is a professor of German and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and director of the humanities program at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington. Elliott Shore is a professor of history and director of libraries at Bryn Mawr College. With Frank Trommler, he has helped to reestablish the library of the German Society of Pennsylvania.

Reviews

"This brimming volume…offers a broad array of brisk, pithy individual pieces…solid, well-written."  ·  Central European History "[The editors] succeed admirably in their goal…The book is truly interdisciplinary…and should have a wide readership…it offers interesting, fresh perspectives on the study of German-American relations after the end of the Cold War...and is ideal for classroom use."  ·  H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences Online "... this stimulating collection makes plain that a new threshold in German-American relations has been crossed, leaving behind once and for all the comforts and discreet charm of Cold War culture."  ·  German History "A rich collection… Despite the variety of approaches and topics the essays are almost uniformly of high quality."  ·  Journal of American Ethnic History "Even those readers [who will be familiar with the larer issues raised by many of the papers], are likely to find both stimulating and rewarding the perspectives and insights of the various authors ... lots of food for thought."  ·  American Studies "... remarkably rich and complex."  ·  H-GAGCS, H-Net Reviews "This brimming volume…offers a broad array of brisk, pithy individual pieces…brings together twenty-two solid, well-written essays, grouped under three broad headings, each prefaced by perceptive, concisely framed introductory essays."  ·  Central European History "…the volume is both a diagnosis and symptom of changing times. For this stimulating collection makes plain that a new threshold in German-American relations has been crossed, leaving behind once and for all the comfort and discreet charm of Cold War Culture."  ·  German History