Walls and Mirrors: Western Representations of Really Existing German in the German Democratic Republic

by Duncan Smith and Duncan Smith

In this study the author examines the socialist society of the German Democratic Republic. Throughout the book, questions are raised about the nature of representation, the role of subjectivity in ideological formations, and especially the role of such subjectivity when westerners attempt to 'tell the objective truth' about socialist societies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002BCE4ES
• ISBN13: 9780819167101
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"