Background
Birke, Adolf Mathias was born on October 12, 1939 in Wellingholzhausen, Germany. Son of Mathias and Maria (Enewoldsen) Birke.
(Volume 17 in the established series of the "Prince Albert...)
Volume 17 in the established series of the "Prince Albert Studies" contains 15 essays and an introductory chapter, reflecting the themes and contents of a lecture programme held at the University of Munich from 1996 to 1999. Eminent scholars from the United Kingdom, all historians from leading British Universities, engaged in "An Anglo-German Dialogue" in the presentation and discussion of their lectures. These lectures provide a panoramic view of British foreign relations over the last 150 years. Paying particular attention to the Anglo-German dimension, the focus moves from the British attitude to the 1848 revolutions, to Kaiser Wilhelm II's relationship to England, right through to the policies of Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair towards Germany and Europe. In the first part aspects of British policy towards Germany and Europe in the mid and late nineteenth century are examined, while in the second part the focus is on the role of monarchs in the foreign policy. The third section deals with the nuances of British reactions to various aspects of German attitudes and policies from Gustav Stresemann's concept of international relations. The fourth part has as its theme the contradictions and tensions in Britain's retreat from the world stage. The final section, in examining Britain and Europe since the end of the Second World War, brings the story right up to date, including analysis of both the Labour and Conservative parties' policies towards Europe.
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Birke, Adolf Mathias was born on October 12, 1939 in Wellingholzhausen, Germany. Son of Mathias and Maria (Enewoldsen) Birke.
Diploma in political science, Free University of Berlin, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in history, Free University of Berlin, 1968. Habilitation in history, Free University of Berlin, 1976.
Professor modern history Free University of Berlin, 1979. Visiting professor German and European studies University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1980-1981. Professor modern history, chair University Bayreuth, Federal Republic Germany, 1982-1985, University Munich, 1995-2000.
Associate fellow St. Antony's College, Oxford, England, since 1985. Director German History Institute, London, 1985-1994.
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Author: Bishop Ketteler and German Liberalism, 1971, Pluralism, 1978, Britain and Germany, 1987, Nation Without a Home, Germany, 1945-1961, 1989, The Federal Republic of Germany Constitution, Parliament and Parties, 1996, Britain's Influence on the West German Constitution, 1995, Britain and Germany Historical Relations and Comparisons, 1999. Editor: Prince Albert Studies Vols. I-XIII, 1983-1996, The Challenge of the European System, 1989, (with R. Asch) Princes, Patronage and the Nobility, 1991, (with R. Ahmann and M. Howard) The Quest for Stability, 1992, (with H. Booms and O. Merker) Control Commission for Germany British Element Inventory, 1993, An Anglo-German Dialogue, 2000.
Member advisory board Komm. f. Parlamentarismus, Bonn, Germany, since 1987, Museum of the Allies, Berlin, since 1993, Institute für. Zeitgesch, Munich, since 1994.
Fellow Royal History Society. Member Prince Albert Society (chairman 1982-1995), Oxford and Cambridge University Club, The Athenaeum.
Married Linde Dorothee Birn (divorced December 1985). Children: Dorothee, Franziska, Johannes. Married Sabine Katharina Volk, September 30, 1988.