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Oppression and scarcity, the history and institutional structure of the Marxist-Leninist government of East Germany and some perspectives on life in a socialist system, Peter W. Sperlich

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Oppression and scarcity, the history and institutional structure of the Marxist-Leninist government of East Germany and some perspectives on life in a socialist system, Peter W. Sperlich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-290) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Oppression and scarcity

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bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

232361850

Responsibility statement

Peter W. Sperlich

Sub title

the history and institutional structure of the Marxist-Leninist government of East Germany and some perspectives on life in a socialist system

Summary

Imagine being forced to adopt an ideology that strips you of your political rights and plunges you into a life of despair and unending shortages. After the Second World War, the people of East Germany endured just such an appalling fate when socialism was forced upon them. Examining the effects of an oppressive and economically incompetent system, Sperlich presents a systematic review of post-war German history, with an emphasis on the founding of a communist state on German soil: the German Democratic Republic. He traces the imposition of communist rule, discussing the suppression of free ele

Table Of Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Partitioning of Germany and Allied Policies; 3. Beginnings and Governmental Structure; 4. Politics: Party, State, and Citizen; 5. Economics: Reforms, Rigidity, and Failure; 6. Persuasion and Nonpersuasion: Public Opinion and Public Discourse; 7. Life in East Germany: Some Vignettes; 8. The End of the GDR: Exodus, Revolution, and Reunification; Bibliography; Index

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