State, Society and Memories of the Uprising of 17 June 1953 in the Gdr

by Richard Millington and Richard H. Millington

Book Overview

Condemned as a fascist putsch in the East and praised as a 'people's uprising' in the West, the uprising of 17 June 1953 shook East Germany. Drawing on interviews and archive research, this book examines East German citizens' memories of the unrest and reflects on the nature of state power in the GDR.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349487023
• ISBN13: 9781349487028
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"