The 1968 demolition of Leipzig's medieval University Church represents an essential turning point in relations between Communist authorities and the people they claimed to serve. The largest East German protest between the 1953 Uprising and 1989 Revolution, this intimate story clarifies how the "dictatorial" system operated and lost public belief.
The 1968 demolition of Leipzig's medieval University Church represents an essential turning point in relations between Communist authorities and the people they claimed to serve. The largest East German protest between the 1953 Uprising and 1989 Revolution, this intimate story clarifies how the "dictatorial" system operated and lost public belief.
Andrew Demshuk is Assistant Professor of History at American University. His publications include The Lost German East: Forced Migration and the Politics of Memory (2012).
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Contents Preface Abbreviations A Brief Chronology: Augustus Square - Karl Marx Square Introduction Chapter 1: Missed Chances, 1949-1959 Chapter 2: Outrage at the Exhibition of 1960 Chapter 3: Demolitions and Dread, 1961-1964 Chapter 4: The Buildup to Detonation in 1968 Chapter 5: Total Disconnect, 1968-1989 Epilogue: The Impossible Memory Site Notes Glossary of Leading Figures Bibliography
Contents Preface Abbreviations A Brief Chronology: Augustus Square - Karl Marx Square Introduction Chapter 1: Missed Chances, 1949-1959 Chapter 2: Outrage at the Exhibition of 1960 Chapter 3: Demolitions and Dread, 1961-1964 Chapter 4: The Buildup to Detonation in 1968 Chapter 5: Total Disconnect, 1968-1989 Epilogue: The Impossible Memory Site Notes Glossary of Leading Figures Bibliography
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