East German Intellectuals and the Unification of Germany: An Ethnographic View

by Dan Bednarz

Overview

This book discusses the reunification of Germany and the negative impacts that this had on East German intellectuals. The book is an ethnographic account of how the intellectuals of East Germany reacted to the demise of their nation, their “dream” of a socialist world, and unification with capitalist West Germany. Part I covers unification, 1990-91; Part II presents a quarter century later follow-up with one-fourth of those interviewed in 1990-91; and Part III examines the case from three social science perspectives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319827025
Publisher:	Springer International Publishing
Publication date:	07/07/2018
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Social Science History
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Pages:	269
Sales rank:	252,553
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dan Bednarz is Assistant Professor at Bristol Community College, USA. Bednarz has done research on organizational responses to decline, including how New York City mental health centers adapted to that city’s 1970s fiscal crisis, and how public health systems responded to cutbacks in state and local funding during and after the 2008 financial and economic crash.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Introduction.- Part I: After The Turn, 1990-91.- Part II: Quarter Century Later Follow-up, 2014.- Part III: Sociological Interpretations.- Epilogue.