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East German Dissidents and the Revolution of 1989

Social Movement in a Leninist Regime

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Christian Joppke

    1. Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Social Movements in Leninist Regimes

    • Christian Joppke
    Pages 1-29

  3. Regime and Opposition in East Germany

    • Christian Joppke
    Pages 30-70

  4. Détente and the Peace Movement

    • Christian Joppke
    Pages 71-99

  5. The Incomplete Turn to Human Rights Dissidence

    • Christian Joppke
    Pages 100-132

  6. A German Revolution

    • Christian Joppke
    Pages 133-182

  7. Why Was There No “Dissidence” in East Germany?

    • Christian Joppke
    Pages 183-215

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 216-277
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About this book

In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the 'revisionist' reform of the communist regime. This book tries to explain why. It is argued that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a 'national' opposition to communism. As a result, East German dissidents had to remain in a paradoxical way 'loyal' to the old regime.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Italy

    Christian Joppke

About the author

CHRISTIAN JOPPKE is currently Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence, where he will continue as Associate Professor in Sociology, and during 1993-94, Research Associate at the Centre for German and European Studies , Georgetown University. He is the author of the mobilizing against Nuclear Energy: a Comparison of Germany and the United States

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