Pekka K. Hamalainen
Emeritus Professor
Biography
Biography
Interested in Western European area studies
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1966
A.B., Indiana University, 1961
Books
Uniting Germany: Actions and Reactions
Pekka K. Hamalainen. Uniting Germany: Actions and Reactions. Routledge, 1994.
This is an account of the dramatic events leading to the reunification of Germany. The author looks into the complex intertwining of popular action, national politics and international moves that culminated in the historic events of 1989. After providing a brief historical background, the author analyzes the sequence of events in East Germany, the interplay between East German discontent and Bonn’s policies, and Chancellor Kohl’s role in mobilizing domestic and international support for reunification. Paying special attention to the attitudes and actions of other powers, particularly Russia, the author provides a detailed look at the decisive negotiations with Gorbachev that cleared the way for German reunification. The book combines action on the streets with cabinet politics and the challenge of balancing domestic priorities with international concerns.
In Time of Storm: Revolution, Civil War, and the Ethnolinguistic Issue in Finland
Pekka K. Hamalainen. In Time of Storm: Revolution, Civil War, and the Ethnolinguistic Issue in Finland. SUNY Press, 1979.
At the end of World War I in many European societies, hitherto hidden or suppressed rivalries and tensions between competing socioeconomic and ethnolinguistic groups burst to the surface in violence, revolution, civil conflict, and civil war. The author of this book attempts to make a contribution toward the unraveling of these phenomena by exploring them within the context of one European society, Finland, and analyzing the complex and intertwining relationships between revolution and civil war on the one hand and ethnolinguistic and socioeconomic cleavages on the other.