Conflict and Stability in the German Democratic Republic
ISBN-13:
9780521744171
ISBN-10:
0521744172
Edition:
1
Author:
Andrew I. Port
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Paperback
326 pages
Category:
Germany
,
European History
,
World History
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ISBN-13:
9780521744171
ISBN-10:
0521744172
Edition:
1
Author:
Andrew I. Port
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Format:
Paperback
326 pages
Category:
Germany
,
European History
,
World History
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Conflict and Stability in the German Democratic Republic (ISBN-13: 9780521744171 and ISBN-10: 0521744172), written by authors
Andrew I. Port , was published by Cambridge University Press in 2008.
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Why did the German Democratic Republic last for so long--longer, in fact, than the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich combined? This book looks at various political, social, and economic conflicts at the grass roots of the GDR in an attempt to answer this question and account for regime stability. A local study, it examines opposition and discontent in Saalfeld, an important industrial and agricultural district. Based on previously inaccessible primary sources as well as on interviews with local residents, the book offers a novel explanation for the durability of the regime by looking at how authorities tried to achieve harmony and consensus through negotiation and compromise. At the same time, it shows how official policies created deep-seated social cleavages that promoted stability by hindering East Germans from presenting a united front to authorities when mounting opposition or pressing for change. All of this provides an indirect answer to perhaps the major question of the postwar period: Why did the Cold War last as long as it did?
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