End game : the 1989 Revolution in East Germany /
"The fall of the Berlin Wall, and the chain of events leading up to it, arguably constitute one of the most thoroughly documented episodes in recent history. Nonetheless, most accounts have focused predominantly on high-level politics and diplomacy along with the most dramatic and photogenic pu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English German |
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New York :
Berghahn,
2023.
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| Series: | Studies in German history
v. 26. |
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| Summary: | "The fall of the Berlin Wall, and the chain of events leading up to it, arguably constitute one of the most thoroughly documented episodes in recent history. Nonetheless, most accounts have focused predominantly on high-level politics and diplomacy along with the most dramatic and photogenic public displays. End Game, a rich, sweeping account of the autumn of 1989 as it was experienced "on the ground" in the German Democratic Republic, powerfully depicting the desolation and dysfunction that shaped everyday life for so many East Germans in the face of economic disruption and political impotence. Citizens' frustration mounted until it bubbled over in the form of massive demonstrations and other forms of protest. Following the story up to the first free elections in March 1990, the volume combines abundant detail with sharp analysis and helps us to see this familiar historical moment through new eyes"-- |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Endspiel : Die revolution von 1989 in der DDR. "With a new afterword to the 2022 edition: from the revolution in the GDR in 1989 to Eastern Germany in the twenty-first century" -- from t.p. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 520 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781800736214 1800736215 |