Out of the east : from PDS to Left Party in unified Germany / David F. Patton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patton, David F., 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Germany (East)--History.

Political parties.

Germany--Politics and government--1990-.

Germany.

Linkspartei (Germany)--History.

Linkspartei (Germany).

Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (Germany)--History.

Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (Germany).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What happened to the ruling communist party of East Germany after the collapse of the Berlin Wall? The Left in Germany describes how the communist party's dissolution led to many of its core members founding a new party for a reuinified Germany. Over the last twenty years it has transformed many times, from the Socialist Unity Party to Party of Democratic Socialism to, finally, the successful Left party. Out of the East makes sense of these transitions, and reveals how a pariah party managed to survive and thrive in democracy.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

List of Tables

Preface

Introduction

The PDS in the New Germany

Unification, Descriptive Representation, and the PDS

The Rise of the PDS

Normalization and its Discontents

From PDS to Left Party

Conclusion

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438434513

1438434510

9781441687081

1441687084

OCLC:

710992251