{"product_id":"germanys-hidden-crisis-oliver-nachtwey-9781786636348","title":"Germany's Hidden Crisis: Social Decline in the Heart of Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow neoliberalism is causing a crisis in Germany\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpward social mobility represented a core promise of life under the \"old\" West German welfare state, in which millions of skilled workers upgraded their Volkswagens to Audis, bought their first homes, and sent their children to university. Not so in today's Federal Republic, where the gears of the so-called \"elevator society\" have long since ground to a halt. In the absence of the social mobility of yesterday, widespread social exhaustion and anxiety have emerged across mainstream society. Oliver Nachtwey analyses the reasons for this social rupture in postwar German society and investigates the conflict potential emerging as a result. He concludes that although the country has managed to muddle through thus far, simmering tensions beneath the surface nevertheless threaten to undermine the German system's stability in the years to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRecipient of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation 2016 Hans-Matth fer-Preis for Economic Writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Oliver Nachtwey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786636344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786636348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Oliver Nachtwey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43938076786943,"sku":"9781786636348","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0021173f-0e06-47a7-adeb-eee2267bdb6a.jpg?v=1681433592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/germanys-hidden-crisis-oliver-nachtwey-9781786636348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}