East German Intellectuals and the Unification of Germany

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.

Looks at the unification of Germany from the side of the GDR intelligentsia Provides a sociological ethnography account looking at collective memory of the time Challenges traditional wisdom and provides a four-conceptual point of view

Autorentext

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.

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