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Socialist Reformers and the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic
Dietrich Orlow
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Hardback. Socialist Reformers and the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic explores an overlooked aspect of the fall of Communism in East Germany and the subsequent re-unification of East and West Germany. In doing so it analyzes the political activist 'reformers' in Germany: who they were, what they wanted, and why they failed. Num Pages: 95 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 269.
Socialist Reformers and the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic explores a neglected aspect of the collapse of Communism in the former East Germany. It focuses on the East Germans' enthusiastic support for re-unification and the transfer of West Germany's political and economic institutions to the East, ignoring those in the German Democratic Republic who wanted to 'reform' socialism within, not destroy it. Their aim was to preserve an independent German Democratic Republic that would pursue an alternative 'third way' between Western capitalism and Stalinist repression. Their vision was a 'better, more beautiful' socialism instead of the 'push and shove ... Read more
Socialist Reformers and the Collapse of the German Democratic Republic explores a neglected aspect of the collapse of Communism in the former East Germany. It focuses on the East Germans' enthusiastic support for re-unification and the transfer of West Germany's political and economic institutions to the East, ignoring those in the German Democratic Republic who wanted to 'reform' socialism within, not destroy it. Their aim was to preserve an independent German Democratic Republic that would pursue an alternative 'third way' between Western capitalism and Stalinist repression. Their vision was a 'better, more beautiful' socialism instead of the 'push and shove ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
95
Condition
New
Number of Pages
87
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137574152
SKU
V9781137574152
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About Dietrich Orlow
Dietrich Orlow is Professor Emeritus of History at Boston University, USA. He is the author of numerous books and articles dealing with modern German history, as well as the comparative history of West European fascism and social democracy. His titles include A History of Modern Germany, 1861 to the Present, which is now in its seventh edition.
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