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
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-290) and index
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index present
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non fiction
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Oppression and scarcity
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232361850
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Peter W. Sperlich
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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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- Economic history
- Communism
- Politics and government
- Socialism -- Germany (East)
- Germany (East) -- Economic conditions
- History
- Communist state
- Electronic books
- Socialism
- Social conditions
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany
- Germany (East) -- Politics and government
- Communism -- Germany (East) -- History
- Germany (East)
- Germany (East) -- Social conditions
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- Economic history
- Communism
- Politics and government
- Socialism -- Germany (East)
- Germany (East) -- Economic conditions
- History
- Communist state
- Electronic books
- Socialism
- Social conditions
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany
- Germany (East) -- Politics and government
- Communism -- Germany (East) -- History
- Germany (East)
- Germany (East) -- Social conditions
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