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The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the Gdr (New Perspectives in German Studies)
The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the Gdr - New Perspectives in German Studies Author:Jonathan Grix This work examines the role of the masses in the collapse of the East German regime and state in 1989 in the northern district of Schwerin. It shows the extent to which citizens of the GDR dictatorship were instrumental in their state's demise. The bottom-up approach employed, in contrast to the study of power wielding elites and opposition, exp... more »lores the shift in mood and behavior of citizens which brought about the internal collapse of the state.« less