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"Using German political parties as a prism with which to view institutional change, this collection evaluates the German experience by situating the German party system in its historical and international context. In particular, the contributors reflect upon the evolution of German political parties, assessing their responses to the major political events of the past century. In the final analysis this volume shows that German political parties, in "dealing with the problems of integration and legitimation," reveal the "incompleteness of German unification amidst continuing Europeanization" (from the Introduction)."--BOOK JACKET.