The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic

ISBN-13: 9781138516830 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 228 str.

Feiwel Kupferberg

Opis

Most public debate on reunited Germany has emphasized economic issues such as the collapse of East German industry, mass unemployment, career difficulties, and differences in wages and living standards

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgements, 1. Introduction: Cultural Studies, German History, and Moral Lessons 2. The Unmanaged Past: Rethinking the Inner Wall in Reunited Germany 3. Victors of History: The Smokescreen of Antifascism 4. The Workers’ and Peasants’ State: The Myth of the Marxist Utopia 5. Die Wende: Exit, Voice, and Collapse 6. The Dismantling of the GDR: Saving Careers and Legitimizing Biographies 7. The Elbow Society: East German Group Mentality and Cultural Alienation 8. Xenophobia and Right-Wing Extremism 9. When the World was Simple: GDR Nostalgia—A Return to Innocence 10. Conclusion: Nazi Germany, the GDR, and Inner Conflict

O autorze

Feiwel Kupferberg (Author)