ENGLISH

The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR

By Jonathan Grix (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2000
ISBN
978-1-349-42090-2, 978-0-333-97765-1, 978-0-333-92430-3
DOI
10.1057/9780333977651
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4328685 bytes)
Series
New Perspectives in German Studies
Edition
1
Pages
XIII, 213\221
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
European History;European Politics;European Union

Description

This book examines the role of the masses in the collapse of the East German regime and state in 1989 in the northern district of Schwerin. It shows the extent to which citizens of the GDR dictatorship were instrumental in their state's demise. The 'bottom-up' approach employed, in contrast to the study of power wielding elites and 'opposition', explores the shift in mood and behaviour of citizens which brought about the internal collapse of the state.

Similar books

Session C11: Ancient Cultural Landscapes in South Europe – their Ecological Setting and Evolution, Session C22: Gardeners from South America, Session S04: Agro-Pastoralism and Early Metallurgy Sessions, Session WS29: The Idea of Enclosure in Recent Iberian Prehistory, Session C88: Rhytmes et causalites des dynamiques de l'anthropisation en Europe entre 6500 ET 500 BC: Hypotheses socio-culturelles et/ou climatiques: Proceedings of the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbon 4-9 September 2006) / Actes du XV Congrès Mondial (Lisbonne 4-9 Septembre 2006) Vol.36

2010 · PDF