Uprising in East Germany, 1953: The Cold War, the German Question and the First

Description: Uprising in East Germany, 1953: The Cold War, the German Question and the First Major Upheaval Behind the Iron Curtain by Malcolm Byrne, Christian Ostermann The first documented account of this early Cold War crisis from both sides of the Iron Curtain. This collection of primary-source documents presents one of the most notorious events of postwar European history in a highly readable format. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The volume is the first documented account of this early Cold War crisis from both sides of the Iron Curtain. Based on the recent unprecedented access to the once-closed archives of several member states of the Warsaw Pact, this collection of primary-source documents presents one of the most notorious events of post-war European history. Author Biography Christian F. Ostermann is director of the Cold War International History Project, editor of the CWIHP Bulletin, a senior fellow at the US National Security Archive, and an expert on the Cold War in Germany. Before joining CWIHP in January 1997, he worked as a research fellow at the National Security Archive at George Washington University. He won the DAAD Article Award of the German Studies Association for "Best Article in German Studies (History), 1994-1996". Table of Contents Contents; Preface; Introduction and Acknowledgements; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology of Events; Part One The Origins of the Crisis: Introduction, Documents No. 1-24; Part Two The Uprising: Introduction, Documents No. 25-72; Part Three The Aftermath: Implications for U.S. Policy: Introduction, Documents No. 73-95; Epilogue; Main Actors; Bibliography; Index Review "Outstanding volume ... with its multinational and multi-archival collection of documents, it is truly unique in the field of Cold War studies ... This collection should become a model for approaching Cold War flashpoints." - Thomas Alan Schwartz, Vanderbilt University "An original and significant contribution to the study of the Cold War and particularly to the study of the background, process, and effects of the 1953 East German uprising. ... It is an invaluable service to the study of Cold War history to have these documents brought together and translated into English. I also think that more general readers will be fascinated to get a glimpse of the goings-on behind the scenes afforded by these documents." - Hope M. Harrison, George Washington University Review Quote "This document collection is invaluable for Cold War scholars and belongs in every academic library. Christian Ostermann, director of the Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) in Washington, DC, has gathered archival documents about a crisis that coincided with the succession crisis in Moscow and shaped post Stalinist Soviet policy toward the east European satellites."--German Studies Review "Baring presents a first-rate case study in the political sociology of revolution. Analyzing both the background and the actual course of the East German uprising, he pinpoints the particular circumstances that made for a revolutionary situation and depicts the dynamics of an upheaval that required massive Soviet intervention to put down. Baring argues that the uprising was doomed to failure in any event, owing to the absence of effective revolutionary organization and leadership. He concludes by noting that conditions in East Germany have changed since 1953, such that the time is ripe for evolution and not revolutions. "--Slavic Review Details ISBN9639241172 Short Title UPRISING IN EAST GERMANY 1953 Publisher Central European University Press Series National Security Archive Cold War Readers, Language English ISBN-10 9639241172 ISBN-13 9789639241176 Media Book DEWEY 943 Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-01-31 Author Christian Ostermann Imprint Central European University Press Place of Publication Budapest Country of Publication Hungary Illustrations maps Pages 496 Format Paperback DOI 10.1604/9789639241176 Edited by Ostermann, Christian F. Audience Professional and Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:78742381;

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