{"product_id":"end-game-the-1989-revolution-in-east-germany-9781800736214","title":"End Game: The 1989 Revolution in East Germany","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tThe 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. \u003cem\u003eEnd Game\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the German Edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This story is so far little known and not a big topic of the German public. Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk closes our knowledge gaps in an impressive way”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \tPreface to the 2015 edition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Images of a Social Crisis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePrologue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e General Conditions\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e The GDR in Its International Context\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Symptoms of Crisis\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nuances: Regional Variations and Subcultures\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Countermovements: The Pull of the West and the Churches\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Opposition in the SED State\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Germination Time: The Ossietzky Affair\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: From the Social Crisis to a Crisis of the Dictatorship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Social Crisis Deepens\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/strong\u003e Regime Collapse and Historic Days\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: The Fall of a Dictatorship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/strong\u003e From Demonstrations to the Fall of the Wall\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Fallout\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/strong\u003e Forging a New Path: Elections and Reunification\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Revolution. Or: Otto Schily as a Symbol\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eAfterword for the 2021 edition:\u003c\/strong\u003e From the Revolution in the GDR in 1989 to Eastern Germany in the Twenty-first Century\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042748662103,"sku":"9781800736214","price":118.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800736214.jpg?v=1750955457","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/end-game-the-1989-revolution-in-east-germany-9781800736214","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}