Out of the darkness: the Germans, 1942-2022

Preface and acknowledgements

Introduction

Parsifal at war: the troubled conscience

The wages of sin: from Stalingrad to the end

The murderers are among us: from guilt to amnesty

Making (some) amends: reparation and atonement

The house of democracy: liberal, within limits

A new socialist people: the many moralities of the GDR

Searching for Heimat, East and West

War and peace: the dilemma of arms

Strangers at home: the difficulties of difference

United and divided: the cost of freedom

In the wide world: Germany at its limits

Money matters: thrifty, wealthy and unequal

The circles of care: family, community and state

Mother nature: loving and trashing

Epilogue: what is Germany for?

List of archives and abbreviations

Notes

Index.