The first up-to-date study in English of the Saar dispute, an important stage in French-German postwar relations and thus significant for European integration.

Introduction
France Acquires the Saar
Nazi Ghosts and Military Rule
De-Prussianizing the Culture
Marianne Gives Birth to an Autonomous Saar
Breaking and Remaking Cultural Bonds
West Germany Enters the Fray
Cultural Quagmire
"Europe's District of Columbia"
The Climatic Referendum
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index