State, Society and Memories of the Uprising of 17 June 1953 in the Gdr

Condemned as a fascist putsch in the East and praised as a 'people's uprising' in the West, the uprising of 17 June 1953 shook East Germany. Drawing on interviews and archive research, this book examines East German citizens' memories of the unrest and reflects on the nature of state power in the GDR.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Day X: Fascists, Spies and Thugs 3. Tales of that Day 4. Watching the West 5. Remembering and Discussing the Uprising of 17 June 1953 6. 17 June 1953: A Symbolic Talisman of Opposition? 7. Remembering 17 June 1953 in 1989 8. Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B

About the author

Richard Millington completed his PhD at the University of Liverpool, UK. He is a Lecturer in German at the University of Chester, UK.

Summary

Condemned as a fascist putsch in the East and praised as a 'people's uprising' in the West, the uprising of 17 June 1953 shook East Germany. Drawing on interviews and archive research, this book examines East German citizens' memories of the unrest and reflects on the nature of state power in the GDR.

Product details

• Authors: Associate Professor of English Richard Millington, Associate Professor of English Richard (Smith College) Millington, R Millington, R. Millington
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2014
• EAN: 9781349487028
• ISBN: 978-1-349-48702-8
• No. of pages: 213
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte, Mitteleuropa, Militärgeschichte, B, Oral History, Mündlich überlieferte Geschichte, Oral History, Social History, military history, Historiography, Political History, Memory Studies, Central Europe, Social and cultural history, History: specific events and topics, World Politics, Political science and theory, Palgrave History Collection, History of Germany and Central Europe, History of Military, Collective Memory