East German Dissidents and the Revolution of 1989 Social Movement in a Leninist Regime
Description
In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the 'revisionist' reform of the communist regime. This book tries to explain why. It is argued that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a 'national' opposition to communism. As a result, East German dissidents had to remain in a paradoxical way 'loyal' to the old regime.
Keywords
HistoryEuropePolitical ScienceWorldEuropeanReligionPhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophyHistory & Theory
1994Book
Author(s)Christian Joppke
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780333617397
LanguageEnglish
