A decade after the collapse of communism, this volume presents a historical reflection on the perplexing nature of the East German dictatorship. In contrast to most political rhetoric, it seeks to establish a middle ground between totalitarianism theory, stressing the repressive features of the SED-regime, and apologetics of the socialist experiment, emphasizing the normality of daily lives. The book transcends the polarization of public debate by stressing the tensions and contradictions within the East German system that combined both aspects by using dictatorial means to achieve its…mehr
A decade after the collapse of communism, this volume presents a historical reflection on the perplexing nature of the East German dictatorship. In contrast to most political rhetoric, it seeks to establish a middle ground between totalitarianism theory, stressing the repressive features of the SED-regime, and apologetics of the socialist experiment, emphasizing the normality of daily lives. The book transcends the polarization of public debate by stressing the tensions and contradictions within the East German system that combined both aspects by using dictatorial means to achieve its emancipatory aims. By analyzing a range of political, social, cultural, and chronological topics, the contributors sketch a differentiated picture of the GDR which emphasizes both its repressive and its welfare features. The sixteen original essays, especially written for this volume by historians from both east and west Germany, represent the cutting edge of current research and suggest new theoretical perspectives. They explore political, social, and cultural mechanisms of control as well as analyze their limits and discuss the mixture of dynamism and stagnation that was typical of the GDR.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Konrad H. Jarausch is Lurcy Professor of European Civilization at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a Director of the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Studien in Potsdam, Germany.
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Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction: Beyond Uniformity: The Challenge of Historicizing the GDR Konrad H. Jarausch PART I: THE THEORETICAL PROBLEM OF DICTATORSHIP Chapter 1. The GDR: A Special Kind of Modern Dictatorship Jürgen Kocka Chapter 2. Modernization and Modernization Blockages in GDR Society Detlef Pollack Chapter 3. Care and Coercion: The GDR as Welfare Dictatorship Konrad H. Jarausch PART II: MECHANISMS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION Chapter 4. From Dismantling to Currency Reform: External Origins of the Dictatorship, 1943-1948 Jochen Laufer Chapter 5. Foreign Influences on the Dictatorial Development of the GDR, 1949-1955 Michael Lemke Chapter 6. Repression and Tolerance as Methods of Rule in Communist Societies Mario Keßler and Thomas Klein PART III: MEANS OF SOCIAL CONTROL Chapter 7. Creating State Socialist Governance: The Case of the Deutsche Volkspolizei Thomas Lindenberger Chapter 8. Food Supply in a Planned Economy: SED Nutrition Policy between Crisis Response and Popular Needs Burghard Ciesla and Patrice G. Poutrus Chapter 9. The Myth of Female Emancipation: Contradictions in Women's Lives Leonore Ansorg and Renate Hürtgen Chapter 10. The Socialist Glass Ceiling: Limits to Female Careers Dagmar Langenhan and Sabine Roß PART IV: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF DOMINATION Chapter 11. Dictatorship as Discourse: Cultural Perspectives on SED Legitimacy Martin Sabrow Chapter 12. The Fettered Media: Controlling Public Debate Simone Barck, Christoph Classen and Thomas Heimann Chapter 13. Criticism and Censorship: Negotiating Cabaret Performance and Book Production Sylvia Klötzer and Siegfried Lokatis Chapter 14. The Pivotal Cadres: Leadership Styles and Self-Images of GDR-Elites Arnd Bauerkämper and Jürgen Danyel PART V: TEMPORAL TRANSFORMATIONS Chapter 15. Stagnation or Change? Transformations of the Workplace in the GDR Peter Hübner Chapter 16. The Hitler Youth Generation in the GDR: Insecurities, Ambitions and Dilemmas Dorothee Wierling Chapter 17. Reforming Socialism? The Changing of the Guard from Ulbricht to Honecker during the 1960s Monika Kaiser Chapter 18. Mobility and Blockage during the 1970s Ralph Jessen PART VI: POSTSCRIPT Chapter 19. Rethinking the Second German Dictatorship Christoph Kleßmann Selected Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction: Beyond Uniformity: The Challenge of Historicizing the GDR Konrad H. Jarausch PART I: THE THEORETICAL PROBLEM OF DICTATORSHIP Chapter 1. The GDR: A Special Kind of Modern Dictatorship Jürgen Kocka Chapter 2. Modernization and Modernization Blockages in GDR Society Detlef Pollack Chapter 3. Care and Coercion: The GDR as Welfare Dictatorship Konrad H. Jarausch PART II: MECHANISMS OF POLITICAL REPRESSION Chapter 4. From Dismantling to Currency Reform: External Origins of the Dictatorship, 1943-1948 Jochen Laufer Chapter 5. Foreign Influences on the Dictatorial Development of the GDR, 1949-1955 Michael Lemke Chapter 6. Repression and Tolerance as Methods of Rule in Communist Societies Mario Keßler and Thomas Klein PART III: MEANS OF SOCIAL CONTROL Chapter 7. Creating State Socialist Governance: The Case of the Deutsche Volkspolizei Thomas Lindenberger Chapter 8. Food Supply in a Planned Economy: SED Nutrition Policy between Crisis Response and Popular Needs Burghard Ciesla and Patrice G. Poutrus Chapter 9. The Myth of Female Emancipation: Contradictions in Women's Lives Leonore Ansorg and Renate Hürtgen Chapter 10. The Socialist Glass Ceiling: Limits to Female Careers Dagmar Langenhan and Sabine Roß PART IV: CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF DOMINATION Chapter 11. Dictatorship as Discourse: Cultural Perspectives on SED Legitimacy Martin Sabrow Chapter 12. The Fettered Media: Controlling Public Debate Simone Barck, Christoph Classen and Thomas Heimann Chapter 13. Criticism and Censorship: Negotiating Cabaret Performance and Book Production Sylvia Klötzer and Siegfried Lokatis Chapter 14. The Pivotal Cadres: Leadership Styles and Self-Images of GDR-Elites Arnd Bauerkämper and Jürgen Danyel PART V: TEMPORAL TRANSFORMATIONS Chapter 15. Stagnation or Change? Transformations of the Workplace in the GDR Peter Hübner Chapter 16. The Hitler Youth Generation in the GDR: Insecurities, Ambitions and Dilemmas Dorothee Wierling Chapter 17. Reforming Socialism? The Changing of the Guard from Ulbricht to Honecker during the 1960s Monika Kaiser Chapter 18. Mobility and Blockage during the 1970s Ralph Jessen PART VI: POSTSCRIPT Chapter 19. Rethinking the Second German Dictatorship Christoph Kleßmann Selected Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index
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