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| Preface and Acknowledgements | |
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| The Narrowness and Breadth of Reconciliation in the International Arena | |
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| On Understanding Reconciliation | |
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| The Disciplines | |
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| The Defect in Christian Theology for Studying Reconciliation | |
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| Moral Reconciliation without Forgiveness: The Philosophers' Contribution | |
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| Reconciliation as Healing and Trust: The Social-Psychological Contribution | |
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| The Centrality of Justice: Legal Perspectives | |
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| Institutions and Political Culture: Political Science and History Perspectives | |
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| A Model for Reconciliation | |
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| History | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| International Context | |
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| Germany's Foreign Policy of Reconciliation | |
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| Responsibility and Realism: The Contours of German Foreign Policy as Context for External Reconciliation | |
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| The Adenauer Era, 1949-1966: Integration into the West | |
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| Reconciliation as a Government Priority | |
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| Reconciliation and Public Opinion: A General Absence | |
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| The Brandt Era, 1966-1974: Ostpolitik | |
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| Reconciliation in the East and the West: Governments and Societies | |
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| Reconciliation and Public Opinion: Increasingly Positive Attitudes | |
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| The Schmidt-Kohl Era, 1974-1989: Policies of Balance | |
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| Reconciliation in the West and the East: New Forms | |
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| Reconciliation and Public Opinion: A Reflection of Official Views? | |
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| The Kohl Era, 1989-1998: The New Multilateralism | |
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| Reconciliation across Europe: Transferring the Model and Articulating the Policy | |
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| Reconciliation and Public Opinion: Stable Attitudes | |
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| The Schr�der-Fischer Era, 1998-2005: Idealism and Realism | |
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| Reconciliation: A Dominant Theme | |
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| Reconciliation and Public Opinion: Change and Continuity | |
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| The Merkel Era, 2005-2009: A Unified Approach of Values and Pragmatism | |
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| Reconciliation: An Internalized, Integrated, and Normalized Phenomenon | |
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| Reconciliation and Public Opinion: The Stability of Mixed Views | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| German Foreign Policy | |
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| Reconciliation | |
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| Public Opinion | |
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| Germany's Relations with France: From Enmity to Amity | |
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| History | |
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| The Past as Stimulus | |
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| Acknowledging Grievances | |
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| The Past as Present | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Symbolic Events | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Non-governmental Institutions | |
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| Catalysts | |
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| Complements | |
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| Conduits | |
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| Governmental Institutions | |
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| 1963-1988 | |
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| 1988-2003 | |
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| 2003-2005 | |
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| 2005-2009 | |
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| International Context | |
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| Global Influence | |
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| France and Germany in the EU | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Germany's Relations with Israel: From Abyss to Miracle | |
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| History | |
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| The Past as Stimulus | |
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| Acknowledging Grievances | |
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| The Past as Present | |
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| Organizations in Germany | |
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| Israel-Centered Organizations | |
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| Anti-Semitism | |
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| Symbolic Events | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Non-governmental Institutions | |
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| Catalysts | |
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| Complements | |
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| Conduits | |
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| Competitors | |
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| Governmental Institutions | |
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| 1965-1980 | |
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| 1981-1989 | |
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| 1990-2004 | |
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| 2005: The Fortieth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations | |
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| 2006-2009 | |
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| International Context | |
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| Global Influence | |
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| German-Israeli Relations and the EU | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Germany's Relations with Poland: From Community of Disputes to Close Partnership | |
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| History | |
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| The Past as Stimulus | |
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| Acknowledging Grievances | |
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| The Past as Present | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Restitution and Reparations | |
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| Expulsion | |
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| Symbolic Events | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Non-governmental Institutions | |
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| Catalysts | |
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| Complements | |
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| Conduits | |
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| Competitors | |
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| Governmental Institutions | |
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| 1970-1989 | |
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| 1989-2000 | |
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| 2000-2007 | |
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| 2007-2009 | |
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| International Context | |
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| Global Influence | |
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| EU Membership | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Germany's Relations with the Czech Republic: From Community of Conflict to Predictable Friendship | |
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| History | |
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| The Past as Stimulus | |
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| Acknowledging Grievances | |
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| The Past as Present | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Restitution and Expulsion | |
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| Symbolic Events | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Non-governmental Institutions | |
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| Catalysts | |
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| Complements | |
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| Conduits | |
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| Competitors | |
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| Governmental Institutions | |
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| 1989-1996 | |
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| 1997-2004 | |
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| 2005-2009 | |
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| International Context | |
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| The End of Communism | |
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| The Forum of the EU | |
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| The EU Constitution | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Comparison and Prescription | |
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| Comparative Lessons | |
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| History | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| Non-governmental Institutions | |
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| Governmental Institutions | |
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| International Context | |
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| Prescription: Lessons for Japan? | |
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| The Growing Relevance of the German Experience for Japan | |
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| The Four Dimensions of Reconciliation and the Japanese Case | |
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| History | |
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| Leadership | |
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| Institutions | |
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| International Context | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Comparative Timeline of Germany's Reconciliation with France, Israel, Poland, and Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, 1945-2009 | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Interviews | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |