Description
Book SynopsisThe making of the GDR 1945-53 is a groundbreaking analysis of the Stalinisation of East Germany, focusing on the social roots of the emerging dictatorship and the aspirations of antifascists and Socialists manipulated and ultimately betrayed by Stalinism. -- .
Trade Review"'Pritchard masterfully interweaves materials from professional journals, memoirs, interview protocols, diaries, Eastern and Western historical interpretations, as well as a wide range of state and party archives. The result is an impressive and important achievement that belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the foundation period of East European Communist regimes.' American Historical Review"
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The two traditions
Chapter 1: Eastern Germany at 'Zero Hour'
Chapter 2: Antifascist committees and factory councils
Chapter 3: The rebirth of the KPD and SPD
Chapter 4: Denazification and Reconstruction
Chapter 5: The Socialist Unity Party
Chapter 6: Between popular politics and communist dictatorship
Chapter 7: The stalinisation of the SED
Chapter 8: Workers party versus Working Class
Conclusion
