The Fall of the GDR

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: Routledge
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.02.2001
• EAN: 9780582315693
• ISBN: 978-0-582-31569-3
• Pagine: 208
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 324 g
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia