Honecker's Germany (RLE: German Politics)
Moscow's German Ally
1st Edition
Published on 12. December 2014
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-138-84610-4 (ISBN)
Description
Picking up many of themes of David Childs' earlier book, The GDR: Moscow's German Ally, this book discusses the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1971 until the mid 1980s. Written at a time when the GDR was one of the most modern and successful socialist states, with a growing importance within the socialist bloc and the global stage, this books examined a number of important topics such as GDR relations with the USSR and the USA, the GDR Navy, the church in the GDR and the economy of the GDR.
Reviews / Votes
'...should serve as the best informed overview of GDR affairs for some time to come' Choice'As a single-volume treatment of the history, political organization and social framework of the GDR (this volume) is unmatched' Slavic Review
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
560 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-84610-4 (9781138846104)
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Content
Preface. Introduction 1. The Socialist Unity Part 2. The Written Constitution - the Basic Law of a Socialist State? 3. The Economy of the German Democratic Republic 4. Education Under the Honeckers 5. The Church in the German Democratic Republic 6. The Significance of East German Intellectuals in Opposition 7. Woman, Myth and Magic: On Christa Wolf's Kassandra and Irmtraud Morgner's 8. Youth - Not So Very Different 9. East German naval Build-Up Dale R. Herspring 10. The German Democratic Republic and the Soviet Union 11. The German Democratic Republic and the United States