The German Democratic Republic / Peter Grieder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grieder, Peter, 1968-

Series:

Studies in European history (Basingstoke, England)

Studies in European history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany (East)--History.

Germany (East).

History.

Germany (East)--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Communism--Germany (East)--History.

Communism.

Physical Description:

xviii, 155 pages : map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Peter Grieder offers a thought-provoking introduction to the history of East Germany which engages critically with key debates and advances fresh interpretations. Arguing that the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was a totalitarian welfare state, Grieder:

-divides its life into six phases: conception, construction, consolidation, conservatism, crisis, and collapse

-analyses key concepts in the Introduction

-provides an overall assessment of the GDR at the end of the volume

-integrates GDR popular opinion in order to gain a deeper understanding of the East German polity.

Clear, concise and up to date, this is an essential new study for anyone with an interest in the origins, development and ultimate downfall of the self-proclaimed 'Workers' and Peasants' Power'. Book jacket.

Contents:

Conception, 1945-1949

Construction, 1949-1960

Consolidation, 1961-1971

Conservativism, 1971-1977

Crisis, 1877-1989

Collapse, 1989-1990.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-141) and index.

ISBN:

9780230579378

023057937X

OCLC:

714725080