Constructing Socialism at the Grass-Roots
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Constructing Socialism at the Grass-Roots: The Transformation of East Germany, 1945-65

Constructing Socialism at the Grass-Roots: The Transformation of East Germany, 1945-65


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In the two decades following the defeat of the Third Reich, East Germany was transformed from a war-ravaged occupation zone into what was in many ways a remarkably stable model of Soviet-style socialism. Or so it seemed until the dramatic events of autumn 1989. The history of the former German Democratic Republic has been the subject of intense interest and debate since the fall of the Berlin Wall, not least because of the opening of its previously restricted archives. Based on extensive archival research and utilizing the insights of other studies, this book explores the building of socialism in East Germany, not from the standard perspective of the party and state authorities, but, rather, from focusing on the effects this had at the grass-roots, where patterns of popular opinion, social and cultural continuities from the pre-communist past and the divided loyalties of local functionaries played a crucial role in shaping the face of 'real-existing socialism'.

Table of Contents:
Preface List of Abbreviations List of Tables and Figures Introduction PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS, 1945-1952 The Land Reform and its Effects Recasting the Factories after the War PART II: THE RUSH TO CONSTRUCT SOCIALISM, 1952-53 The Origins and Effects of 17 June in the Factories The 'Unforced' Collectivization Mobilizing East German Youth Republikflucht: Fleeing the Construction of Socialism PART III: FROM SETBACK TO NEW OFFENSIVES, 1953-61 The Factories from 17 June to the Socialist Brigades The Villages from Stalemate to Collectivization Youth and the Threats to Socialism The Problems and Possibilities of the Open Border PART IV: EAST GERMANS, THE WALL AND THE PROSPECTS OF THE 1960s The Grass-Roots Effects of the Berlin Wall Integration, Scepticism and Pragmatism: Patterns of Popular Opinion and Social Change in the mid-1960s Conclusion Notes Sources and Bibliography Index

About the Author :
COREY ROSS is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of several articles on twentieth-century Germany.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781403919724
  • Publisher: Palgrave USA
  • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1403919720
  • Publisher Date: 23 Mar 2000
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: The Transformation of East Germany, 1945-65


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