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<i>"This book presents an essential segment of contemporary history that so far has not been explored systematically ... [It is] based on a wide variety of sources and highly informative ... The exhaustive treatment results in a far more differentiated picture than has predominated so far." </i><b>  · IWK</b></p>
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<i>"[The author] has succeeded in presenting a differentiated, rigorously argued and convincing study of the debates that have taken place in the academic and media worlds." </i><b>  · Archiv für Sozialgeschichte</b></p>
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<i>"[The author's] lucid, well structured presentation offers non-German readers in particular a scholarly overview that still preserves the nuances of the subject."</i><b>  · German Studies Review</b></p>
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<i>"Curious observers of Germany's never-ending quarrel with its past will find much to ponder in Berger's assessments."</i><b>  · Journal of Interdisciplinary History</b></p>
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<i>"The author undoubtedly deserves a great deal of recognition ... The way in which he grasps all the diverse facets of his subject, yet pares his account down to the bare minimum is impressive."</i><b>  · Bulletin of the German Historical Institute London</b></p>
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<i>"There is much useful material here for a book on the role of historians and historical debates on the political culture of the Federal Republic during the years immediately before and after unification ... [it is] of great value."</i> <b>  · Journal of Central European History</b></p>
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<i>"[The book] registers some important trends in recent historical debate, and does so with energy and insight." </i><b>  · Times Literary Supplement</b></p>
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<i>"A detailed and valuable research on an impressive range of recent historical writing." </i><b>  · Jewish Chronicle</b></p>
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<i>"... an invaluable guide to the political and ideological baggage carried by the standard works encountered by students on the library shelves." </i><b>  · Debatte. Review of Contemporary German Affairs</b></p>