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Demolition on Karl Marx Square : cultural barbarism and the people's state in 1968
- Title
- Demolition on Karl Marx Square : cultural barbarism and the people's state in 1968 / Andrew Demshuk.
- Author
- Demshuk, Andrew, 1980-
- Publication
- New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2017]
- ©2017
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Details
- Description
- xvi, 256 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "The 1968 demolition of Leipzig's medieval University Church represents an essential turning point in relations between Communist authorities and the people they claimed to serve. The largest East German protest between the 1953 Uprising and 1989 Revolution, this intimate story clarifies how the dictatorial system operated and lost public belief"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Pauliner-Universitätskirche zu Leipzig > History > 20th century
- Pauliner-Universitätskirche zu Leipzig
- 1900-1999
- Protest movements > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century
- Protest movements > Germany (East) > History
- College buildings > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century
- Wrecking > Political aspects > History > Germany > Leipzig > 20th century
- Architecture and state > Germany (East) > Leipzig > History
- Political culture > Germany (East) > History
- Communism > Social aspects > History. > Germany (East)
- Architecture and state
- College buildings
- Communism > Social aspects
- Political culture
- Politics and government
- Protest movements
- Wrecking > Political aspects
- Leipzig (Germany) > Politics and government > 20th century
- Germany (East) > Politics and government
- Germany (East)
- Germany > Leipzig
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.
- Contents
- A brief chronology: Augustus Square-Karl Marx Square -- Missed chances, 1949-1959 -- Outrage at the exhibition of 1960 -- Demolitions and dread, 1961-1964 -- The buildup to detonation in 1968 -- Total disconnect, 1968-1988 -- Epilogue: The unmasterable memory site -- Glossary of leading figures.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-1289
- ISBN
- 9780190645120
- 0190645121
- LCCN
- 2016051639
- OCLC
- 967337377
- Author
- Demshuk, Andrew, 1980- author.
- Title
- Demolition on Karl Marx Square : cultural barbarism and the people's state in 1968 / Andrew Demshuk.
- Publisher
- New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2017]
- Copyright Date
- ©2017
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-1289