Dictatorship and Demand : : The Politics of Consumerism in East Germany / / Mark LANDSMAN.
An investigation into the politics of consumerism in East Germany during the years between the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49 and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, Dictatorship and Demand shows how the issue of consumption constituted a crucial battleground in the larger Cold War struggle.
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Harvard Historical Studies ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1. Production and Consumption: Establishing Priorities -- CHAPTER 2. The Contest Begins: The Currency Reform, the Berlin Blockade, and the Introduction of the HO -- CHAPTER 3. The Planned and the Unplanned: Consumer Supply and Provisioning Crisis -- CHAPTER 4. The Rise, Decline, and Afterlife of the New Course -- CHAPTER 5. Demand Research and the Relations between Trade and Industry -- CHAPTER 6. Crisis Revisited: The Main Economic Task and the Building of the Berlin Wall -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | An investigation into the politics of consumerism in East Germany during the years between the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49 and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, Dictatorship and Demand shows how the issue of consumption constituted a crucial battleground in the larger Cold War struggle. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674039926 9783110442205 9783110459517 9783110662566 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674039926 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Mark LANDSMAN. |