| Contents |
Trapped between Hitler and Stalin (1918-1945) -- Risen from the ruins (1945-1949) -- Birth pangs (1949-1952) -- Building socialism (1952-1961) -- Brick by brick (1951-1965) -- The other Germany (1965-1971) -- Planned miracles (1971-1975) -- Friends and enemies (1976-1981) -- Existential carefreeness (1981-1986) -- Everything takes its socialist course (1987-1990) -- Epilogue: Unity. |
| Abstract |
When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany ceased to be. For over forty years the German Democratic Republic presented a radically different Germany than what had come before and what exists today. Hoyer sets aside the usual Cold War caricatures of the GDR to offer a new vision of this vanished country. She reveals the rich political, social and cultural landscape that existed amid oppression and hardship. |
| General note | "Originally published in 2023 by Allen Lane in Great Britain"--t.p verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-446) and index. |
| Other edition issued | Reproduction of (manifestation): Hoyer, Katja. Beyond the wall [London] : Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2023 9780241553787 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| ISBN | 9781541602571 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1541602579 (hardcover) |
| Stock number | Perseus Books Group, C/O Hachette Book Group USA 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 02109 SAN 200-2205 |
