The East German Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives in the Interpretation of the Gdr

by Corey Ross

Book Overview

When the Berlin Wall came down, historians (few if any of whom had foretold the event) found themselves unexpectedly challenged to reassess the nature of the GDR. The period since the heady changes of 1989-90 has seen feverish activity in the archives, as historians have sought both to deepen understanding of how the regime functioned and to move beyond earlier views inescapably conditioned by Cold War antagonisms. But if hopes were harbored that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340762667
• ISBN13: 9780340762660
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 6.1"