Schreiter does an impressive job weaving together the East and West German strands of her multilayered narrative, seamlessly integrating material from various archives, published sources, and oral history interviews. She is at her best when dealing with economic and political history, about which she writes cogently and authoritatively.... Designing One Nation is an impressive and informative book. By offering exciting new perspectives with significant explanatory potential, it makes a valuable original contribution to the literature on Cold War German history. Katharina Pfützner, American Historical Review
Katrin Schreiter is Lecturer in German and European Studies at King's College London.