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Working in East Germany: Normality in a Socialist Dictatorship 1961-79
Jeannette Z. Madarász
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Description for Working in East Germany: Normality in a Socialist Dictatorship 1961-79
Hardcover. Explores economic tendencies, political relationships and social situations that combined to create a specific socio-political habitat in East Germany after the building of the Berlin Wall. This book writes the people back into the history of East Germany. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Working in East Germany explores economic tendencies, political relationships and social situations that combined to create a specific socio-political habitat in East Germany after the building of the Berlin Wall. Conditions were peculiar to say the least, especially if compared to Western standards. Nevertheless, the majority of the population perceived their lives as part of a 'socialist normality' that most East Germans adjusted to successfully. This book writes the people back into the history of East Germany.
Working in East Germany explores economic tendencies, political relationships and social situations that combined to create a specific socio-political habitat in East Germany after the building of the Berlin Wall. Conditions were peculiar to say the least, especially if compared to Western standards. Nevertheless, the majority of the population perceived their lives as part of a 'socialist normality' that most East Germans adjusted to successfully. This book writes the people back into the history of East Germany.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230001602
SKU
V9780230001602
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99-15
About Jeannette Z. Madarász
JEANNETTE MADARÁSZ was born in the German Democratic Republic and moved to Hamburg in September 1989. After reading History at St. Edmund's College, Cambridge, she completed her doctoral thesis in 2002. She has published extensively on the history of East Germany and is currently working as a Research Fellow at the German Department of University College London.
Reviews for Working in East Germany: Normality in a Socialist Dictatorship 1961-79
"This readable, well-researched account demonstrates how grassroots interests could influence elite policy makers in a socialist dictatorship... Recommended." - CHOICE