1st Edition
The Official Concept of the Nation in the Former GDR Theory, Pragmatism and the Search for Legitimacy
By Joanna McKay
Copyright 1998
187 Pages
by
Routledge
187 Pages
by
Routledge
187 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1998, this volume joined the effort to understand the former German Democratic Republic, with the aim of reaching a better understanding of the psychologically painful process of German reunification following the collapse of East-German communism in 1989. While born illegitimate and artificial, the country determined the lives of millions of people, despite having now... Read more
1. Introduction. 2. The Fight to Preserve the Unity of the German Nation. 3. The Unity of the Nation in Doubt. 4. The ‘Socialist Nation’ in the GDR. 5. The ‘Socialist German Nation’ – From Consolidation to Crisis. 6. Conclusion.
Biography
Joanna McKay
