The Ambivalent Alliance

The Ambivalent AllianceWhenever asked to name his most significant accomplishment as West Germany's first Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer would invariably reply: "The alliance with the free West." Scholars have echoed his assessment, citing the Federal Republic of Germany's successful integration into the American led West (Westbindung) as the key to its postwar economic and political recovery. Behind this simple success story, however,lies a much more complicated history:

Two Systems"

The first full-length book to address the relationships between environment and discourse

and metalwork reflect the mutual influence of artistic practice in the sacred and secular realms

marked by their anti-Slavic and particularly anti-Byelorussian prejudices on the one hand and the motives of Byelorussian collaborators on the other

Through a theoretical framework that incorporates elements of both Eastern and Western philosophy

” Recognizing her prejudices as a product of her time

he joins a wealthy friend on a flight from New York City to Mexico

Analyses the various conflicting

covers its rich history from origins to the conquest by Alexander the Great which ended its independence

Does scarcity lead to violent conflicts

To the Wonder

The Sound of History Dreaming the Future (1991)