The German Democratic Republic: The Rise and Fall of a Cold War State

by Ned Richardson-Little

This book is a succinct yet comprehensive history of East Germany which provides a differentiated picture of the communist state. It offers a sophisticated analysis of life under dictatorship which candidly confronts the abuses of the East German Communist Party (SED) and the Stasi state security service. Ned Richardson-Little delves into the central contradictions of the GDR as a state meant to overcome the horrors of the Third Reich and create...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350341525
• ISBN13: 9781350341524
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"