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Exit-voice dynamics and the collapse of East Germany : the crisis of Leninism and the revolution of 1989 / Steven Pfaff.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Pfaff, Steven, 1970-
Series:
e-Duke books scholarly collection.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Communism--Germany (East)--History.
Communism.
Opposition (Political science)--Germany (East)--History.
Opposition (Political science).
Germany (East)--Politics and government--1989-1990.
Germany (East).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (351 p.)
Place of Publication:
Durham, [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2006.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A critical and comparative reexamination of the East German revolution of 1989 and its aftermath, suggesting which causal mechanisms account for the collapse of the East German state and German reunification.
Contents:
Exit-voice dynamics and collective action
Blocked voice, demobilization, and the crisis of East German communism
No exit : the niche society and the limits of coercive surveillance
Dona nobis pacem : political subcultures, the church, and the birth of dissident voice
Triggering insurgent voice : the exiting crisis and the rebellion against communism
Fight or flight? : a statistical evaluation of exit-voice dynamics in the East German revolution
Why was there no "Chinese solution" in the GDR?
Activists of the first hour : new forum and the mobilization of reformist voice
Reunification as the collective exit from socialism.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-323) and index.
ISBN:
9780822387923
0822387921
OCLC:
220950952

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