Fall of the Gdr - Germany''s Road to Unity

This meticulous and authoritative review of the collapse of the GDR uses first-hand interview material with a number of the leading figures to provide a detailed account and analysis of the collapse of East Germany. Suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students of German politics, contemporary history and the Cold War.

Sommario

Chapter 1 The GDR in 1988 - a stable state?; Chapter 2 The GDR's flawed development; Chapter 3 The Stasi and the internal security of the GDR; Chapter 4 Coping with Gorbachev; Chapter 5 Gorbachev 1989: 'Life punishes those who come too late'; Chapter 6 The birth of the opposition parties; Chapter 7 The fifty days of Egon Krenz; Chapter 8 International reactions to events in the GDR; Chapter 9 Modrow's fight to save the GDR; Chapter 10 The free elections of March 1990; Chapter 11 German unity achieved;

Info autore

David Childs is Professor of German Politics at the University of Nottingham.

Riassunto

This meticulous and authoritative review of the collapse of the GDR uses first-hand interview material with a number of the leading figures to provide a detailed account and analysis of the collapse of East Germany. Suitable for 2nd and 3rd year students of German politics, contemporary history and the Cold War.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Childs
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 28.06.2018
• EAN: 9781138161528
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16152-8
• Pagine: 206
• Serie: Themes In Modern German History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, History and Archaeology, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General