Vanishing Borders
Rediscovery of Eastern Germany, Poland and Bohemia
Published on 28. January 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-14-013999-0 (ISBN)
Description
Michael Farr presents his impressions of East Germany before, during and after the sudden dismantling of the Berlin Wall. A foreign correspondent in Germany for the past ten years, he witnessed and reported the rigid hand of communism in the East and its overthrow, the joy of the Wall coming down and the festivities surrounding German unification 11 months later. He visited Guestrow with Schmidt, Dresden with Kohl, and Colditz castle with a boisterous party of ex-prisoners of war.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-013999-0 (9780140139990)
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Content
Part 1 The workers' and peasants' state: hunting at the Werbellinsee, the other Berlin and Gustrow in the dark days; Leipzig and Torgua - the acceptable anniversary; return to Colditz; East Berlin, the jewel in the socialist crown. Part 2 East European neighbours: southern Bohemia by bicycle; the bohemian spas - in Goethe's footsteps; Prague, the golden city; from Warsaw to the Prussian riviera and the Wolf's East Prussian lair. Part 3 In the wake of the peaceful revolution: East Berlin without the wall; Postdam, summer residence of the kings of Prussia; Dresden, erstwhile Florence of the Elbe; the forgotten provinces - from Ludwigslust to Weimar.