Germany and Israel: Moral Debt and National Interest - Rilegato

Lavy, George

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0714646261 ISBN 13: 9780714646268

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1996

Riassunto

In 1952, the Federal Republic of West Germany concluded a treaty with Israel whereby the Germans had to pay three billion Deutschmarks in compensation for the Holocaust. However, the Israelis felt that Germany owed Israel a moral as well as a financial debt, and thus expected further aid and protection. Although Germany made several concessions in favour of the Jewish State, particularly in the domain of armament, as Germany's political status increased, its national interest gradually took priority over that of Israel. This book examines the grounds which motivated Germany to grant aid to Israel and the change in their relations as the German economy flourished and gained influence in world affairs.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dr George Lavy was Senior Lecturer and Head of German Studies at the South Bank Polytechnic in London until his retirement in 1986.

Contenuti:

Extremely useful survey of German-Israeli relations since 1945... Richard J. Evans, Jewish Chronicle

English Historical Review - reviewed by Klaus Larres - The Queen"s University, Belfast

"On the whole the book could be used as an undergraduate textbook giving an overview of the first two decades of West German-Israeli relations.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0714646261
• ISBN 13: 9780714646268
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 240