We Were the People : Voices from East Germany's Revolutionary Autumn of 1989
Dirk. Philipsen
Bok Engelsk 1992 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Durham : : Duke University Press, , 1992.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (434 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I A Long Time Coming: Roots of Dissent and Opposition in the German Democratic Republic; 1. The Troubled Emergence of an Idea; Frank Eigenfeld, New Forum, and Harald Wagner, Democracy Now; Rainer Eppelmann, Protestant pastor, prominent oppositionist; Cornelia Matzke, Independent Women's Alliance; Ludwig Mehlhorn, Opposition theorist; Hans Modrow, Last communist prime minister; 2. The Party, the Workers, and Opposition Intellectuals; Werner Bramke, Party academic; East German Workers, Joint interview. - 6. Workers in the "Workers' State"East German Workers, Joint interview; Wolfgang K., Newly elected union secretary; 7. Democratic Visions: A Question of Scope, A Question of Possibility; Bärbel Bohley; Sebastian Pflugbeil; Ingrid Köppe; PART III Taking Stock: The Search for a Historical Perspective; 8. Between Opportunity and Failure; Sebastian Pflugbeil; Klaus Kaden; Frank Eigenfeld, Harald Wagner; Bärbel Bohley; Hans Modrow; Werner Bramke; André Brie; Ludwig Mehlhorn; Wolfgang K.; Epilogue; Chronology of East German History, 1945-1990; Selected Bibliography; Index. - Bäbel Bohley, "Mother of the revolution "3. The Many Meanings of "Reform"; Klaus Kaden, Church emissary to the opposition; Sebastian Pflugbeil,Democratic strategist; Gerhard Ruden, Environmental activist; André Brie, Party vice-chairman; Ingrid Köppe, Opposition representative at the Central Round Table; PART II Democracy-Now or Never; 4. Struggles with Self-Censorship: Deciding How Much to Seek; Ludwig Mehlhorn; Klaus Kaden; Frank Eigenfeld; Harald Wagner; Rainer Eppelmann; Cornelia Matzke; 5. The Constraints of a Party-Centered Perspective; Hans Modrow; Werner Bramke; André Brie. - On the night of November 9, 1989, an electrified world watched as the Berlin Wall came down. Communism was dead, the Cold War was over, and freedom was on the rise-or so it seemed. We Were the People tells the story behind this momentous event. In an extraordinary series of interviews, the key actors in the drama that transformed East Germany speak for themselves, describing what they did, what happened and why, and what it has meant to them. The result is a powerful firsthand account of a rare historical moment, one that reverberates far beyond the toppled wall that once divided Germany and
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| Emner | Germany (East) - Politics and government
Germany - History Revolutions - History - Germany (East) Berlinmuren Vis mer... History & Archaeology
Kommunisme Regions & Countries - Europe Øst-Tyskland øst-tyskland ddr historie revolusjon gjenforening politikk |
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| Dewey | 943.1087/8 . - 943.1087
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| ISBN | 0822312824. - 0822312948
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