224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This important new overview of the German Democratic Republic focuses on the country’s search for identity and legitimacy throughout its history. Dr. Henry Krisch analyzes major aspects of East German life—political, economic, cultural, and societal—to answer the fundamental question of the nature of the GDR. Arguing that East Germany has been shaped by history to an unusual degree, he explores... Read more
Westview Profiles • Nations of Contemporary Eastern Europe -- The GDR in Time and Place -- The Political System of the GDR -- The GDR in the World -- The GDR in Germany -- The GDR: A Socialist Industrial State -- Managing a Modern Society -- Social Policy in the GDR -- Facing the Future
Biography
Dr. Henry Krisch is associate professor of political science at the University of Connecticut. He is the author of German Politics Under Soviet Occupation (1974) and is most recently a contributor of a chapter on the GDR armed forces in Soviet Allies, edited by Daniel Nelson (Westview, 1984).
