Communism day-to-day : state enterprises in East German society / Sandrine Kott ; translated from the French by Lisa Godin-Roger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kott, Sandrine, author.

Contributor:

Godin-Roger, Lisa, translator.

Series:

Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany

Standardized Title:

Communisme au quotidien. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Germany (East)--History.

Communism.

Germany (East).

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 346 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2014]

Summary:

First published in France in 2001 by Éditions Belin under the title Le communisme au quotidien, Sandrine Kott's book examines how East German citizens and workers experienced the conditions created by the socialist dictatorial state. Looking at state enterprises as a contact zone between state and society Kott undertakes an analysis of the everyday experience of workers and East German citizens. She studies the Communist Party's grasp on state enterprises and East German society but also the limits of its power. She then analyzes the social, generational, and gender tensions that shaped East German society and had a profound impact on the lived experience of socialism. Finally, she considers the development and acceptance of a complex set of rituals and gift exchanges that masked latent conflicts while providing meaning to socialism's role in ordinary life. Book jacket.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0472118714

9780472118717

OCLC:

820123702