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Constructing Socialism at the Grass-Roots

The Transformation of East Germany, 1945-65

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  • Mar 2000

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Authors:
  1. Corey Ross

    1. University of Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 1-14

  3. Laying the Foundations, 1945–52

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-16
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    2. The Land Reform and its Effects

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 17-32

    3. Recasting the Factories after the War

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 33-50

  4. The Rush to Construct Socialism, 1952–53

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. The Origins and Effects of 17 June in the Factories

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 53-59

    3. The ‘Unforced’ Collectivization, 1952–53

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 60-70

    4. Mobilizing East German Youth

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 71-82

    5. ‘Republikflucht’: Fleeing the Construction of Socialism

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 83-87

  5. From Setback to New Offensives, 1953–61

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-90
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    2. The Factories from 17 June to the Socialist Brigades

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 91-104

    3. The Villages from Stalemate to Collectivization

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 105-124

    4. Youth and the Threats to Socialism

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 125-142

    5. The Problems and Possibilities of the Open Border

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 143-158

  6. East Germans, the Wall and the Prospects of the 1960s

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
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    2. The Grass-Roots Effects of the Berlin Wall

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 161-182

    3. Integration, Scepticism and Pragmatism: Patterns of Popular Opinion and Social Change in the Mid-1960s

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 183-201

    4. Conclusions

      • Corey Ross
      Pages 202-211

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 212-262
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About this book

In the two decades following the defeat of the Third Reich, East Germany was transformed from a war-ravaged occupation zone into an apparent model of Soviet style socialism. Based on extensive archival research, this book explores the building of socialism in East Germany not from the standard perspective of the party and state authorities. It also examines the effect this had at the grassroots level, where patterns of popular opinion, social and cultural continuities from the pre-communist past and the divided loyalties of local functionaries played a crucial role in shaping the face of real existing socialism.

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This readable account, among the first on select aspects of the grass roots of East German society, is an informed complement to studies... Choice

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Birmingham, UK

    Corey Ross

About the author

Corey Ross is Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Birmingham.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Constructing Socialism at the Grass-Roots

  • Book Subtitle: The Transformation of East Germany, 1945-65

  • Authors: Corey Ross

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403919724

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 262

  • Topics: European History, Modern History, Political Theory

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