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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction - Social Movements in Leninist Regimes - Regime and Opposition in East Germany - Detente and the Peace Movement - The Incomplete Turn to Human Rights Dissidence - A German Revolution - Why Was There No 'Dissidence' in East Germany? - Appendix - Notes - Bibliography - Index