| Description |
1 online resource (496 pages) |
| Series |
Turning Points |
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Turning Points
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chronology; Publisher's acknowledgements; Author's acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; 1. Division through zoning; 2. Cold War confrontation; 3. Ostpolitik: putting the East at ease; 4. A precarious relationship; 5. The people's revolution; 6. The diplomatic process; 7. The expensive takeover business; 8. The long hangover; 9. A crisis of identity; 10. Attempts at explanation; Epilogue; Selected bibliography; Charts; Illustrations; Index |
| Summary |
In autumn 1989 the world watched transfixed as East German citizens, demonstrating under the banner 'We are the people!', staged the only successful, totally peaceful revolution in German history. By October 1990, the process of reunification was formally concluded, bringing together a nation that had been divided for almost four decades. Now, nearly twenty years later, it is possible to judge the causes and consequences of the revolution more clearly. Was the fall of the Berlin Wall an unexpected fluke, or was it, in fact, the result of a long process of engagement between E |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- Europe -- Germany.
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91000423
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| Subject |
Germany
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317875659 |
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1317875656 |
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