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Behind the Berlin Wall : East Germany and the frontiers of power / Patrick Major.

Author/creator Major, Patrick
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionxii, 321 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History
Subject(s)
Power (Social sciences)--Germany (East) --History.
Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
Walls--Social aspects --Germany (East) --History.
Boundaries--Social aspects --Germany (East) --History.
Cold War.
Germany (East)--History.
Germany (East)--Politics and government.
Germany (East)--Social conditions.
Germany (East)--Boundaries --Germany (West)
Germany (West)--Boundaries --Germany (East)
Contents Introduction : the frontiers of power -- East Germany's dual crisis : politics and economics on the eve of the Wall -- Crossing the line : Republikflucht between defection and migration -- Holding the line : policing the open border -- Walled in : 13 August 1961 -- In the shadow of the Wall : coming to terms with Communism -- Wanderlust : travel, emigration and the movement -- The fall of the Wall : 9 November 1989 -- Seeking closure : remembering the Wall.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009026991
ISBN9780199243280
ISBN019924328X

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