The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR

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 co...

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Main Author: Grix, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2000, 2000
Series:New Perspectives in German Studies
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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