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The collapse of East German communism : the year the wall came down, 1989
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The collapse of East German communism : the year the wall came down, 1989

Author: David M Keithly
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1992.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Focuses on a key aspect of the "German question", the problem of German national identity and communist ideology in their historical perspective since 1945 and their immediate clash in the downfall of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1989.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Keithly, David M.
Collapse of East German communism.
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1992
(OCoLC)608125429
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: David M Keithly
ISBN: 0275942619 9780275942618
OCLC Number: 25245672
Description: x, 241 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: TABLE OF CONTENTS --
Backdrop to revolution --
The nature of east German communism --
Legitimacy deficit --
The debate on the nation --
Economic difficulties in the GDR --
The west German connection --
Upheaval and revolution --
Winds of change --
The iron curtain corrodes and shakes --
Marx and god --
The SED alone --
The dam bursts --
People without fear --
The wall opens --
Why 1989? --
Dwindling options --
The synthesis --
Into the dustbin.
Responsibility: David M. Keithly.
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Focuses on a key aspect of the "German question", the problem of German national identity and communist ideology in their historical perspective since 1945 and their immediate clash in the downfall of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1989.

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