Beyond the wall a history of East Germany
When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany ceased to be. For over forty years the German Democratic Republic presented a radically different Germany than what had come before and what exists today. Hoyer sets aside the usual Cold War caricatures of the GDR to offer a new vision of this vanished countr...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2023.
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
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| Summary: | When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany ceased to be. For over forty years the German Democratic Republic presented a radically different Germany than what had come before and what exists today. Hoyer sets aside the usual Cold War caricatures of the GDR to offer a new vision of this vanished country. She reveals the rich political, social and cultural landscape that existed amid oppression and hardship. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in 2023 by Allen Lane in Great Britain"--t.p verso. |
| Physical Description: | 475 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-446) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781541602571 1541602579 |
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