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How Does Migration Change A Nation? Germany In Transit Is The First Sourcebook To Illuminate The Country's Transition Into A Multiethnic Society-from The Arrival Of The First Guest Workers In The Mid-1950s To The Most Recent Reforms In Immigration And Citizenship Law. The Book Charts The Highly Contentious Debates About Migrant Labor, Human Rights, Multiculturalism, And Globalization That Have Unfolded In Germany Over The Past Fifty Years-debates That Resonate Far Beyond National Borders.this Cultural History In Documents Offers A Rich Archive For The Comparative Study Of Modern Germany Against The Backdrop Of European Integration, Transnational Migration, And The Fall Of The Berlin Wall.divided Into Eleven Thematic Chapters, Germany In Transit Includes 200 Original Texts In English Translation, As Well As A Historical Introduction, Chronology, Glossary, Bibliography, And Filmography. Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Documents -- List Of Illustrations -- Preface -- List Of Abbreviations -- Introduction: A German Dream? -- 1. Working Guests: Gastarbeiter And Green Card Holders -- 2. Our Socialist Friends: Foreigners In East Germany -- 3. Is The Boat Full? Xenophobia, Racism, And Violence -- 4. What Is A German? Legislating National Identity -- 5. Religion And Diaspora: Muslims, Jews, And Christians -- 6. Promoting Diversity: Institutions Of Multiculturalism -- 7. An Immigration Country? The Limits Of Culture -- 8. Living In Two Worlds? Domestic Space, Family, And Community -- 9. Writing Back: Literature And Multilingualism -- 10. A Turkish Germany: Film, Music, And Everyday Life -- Epilogue: Global Already? -- Chronology -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Filmography -- Internet Resources -- Credits -- Index Deniz Göktürk, David Gramling, Anton Kaes. Description Based Upon Print Version Of Record. Includes Bibliographical References, Filmography And Index. English