Research Catalog

Title

The German Democratic Republic / Peter Grieder.

Author

Grieder, Peter, 1968-

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

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Description

xviii, 155 p. : map; 22 cm.

Summary

"A clear, concise and thought-provoking introduction to the history of East Germany - its development and downfall - which engages. Peter Grieder offers a thought-provoking introduction to the history of East Germany which engages critically with key debates and advances fresh interpretations. Arguing that the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was a totalitarian welfare state, Grieder: divides its life into six phases: conception, construction, consolidation, conservatism, crisis, and collapse ; analyses key concepts in the Introduction ; provides an overall assessment of the GDR at the end of the volume ; integrates experiences of individual GDR citizens in order to gain a deeper understanding of the East German polity. Clear, concise and up-to-date, this is an essential new study for anyone with an interest in the origins, development and ultimate downfall of the self-proclaimed "Workers' and Peasants' Power.""--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

Studies in European history

Uniform Title

Studies in European history (Basingstoke, England)

Subject

• Communism > Germany (East) > History
• Germany (East) > History
• Germany (East) > Politics and government
• Deutschland (DDR)

Genre/Form

• History
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-141) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Concepts -- Conception, 1945-9 -- Construction, 1949-60 -- Consolidation, 1961-71 -- Conservativism, 1971-7 -- Crisis, 1977-89 -- Collapse, 1989-90 -- Conclusion: Obituary.

ISBN

• 9780230579378 (pbk.)
• 023057937X (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2011049934

OCLC

714725080

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library