{"product_id":"9780333800980","title":"The Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Perspectives in German Political Studies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJ. Grix\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book 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', explores the shift in mood and behaviour of citizens which brought about the internal collapse of the state.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eJONATHAN GRIX is a Lecturer at the Institute for German Studies, Birmingham. His recent publications include, \u003cem\u003eEast Germany: Continuity and Change\u003c\/em\u003e, with Paul Cooke (1999), and the following articles, \u003cem\u003eCivil Society in East Germany pre and post-1989\u003c\/em\u003e (1999),\u003cem\u003e The German Democratic Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, with Julie Smith (1999), and \u003cem\u003e Competing Approaches to the Collapse of the GDR: 'Top-Down' vs 'Bottom -Up'\u003c\/em\u003e (1998).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 November 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan UK\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780333800980\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e213\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50804960559244,"sku":"9780333800980","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780333800980.jpg?v=1781789119","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780333800980","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}