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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780919803321

Titolo

East German distinctiveness in a unified Germany / / edited by Jonathan Grix and Paul Cooke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Birmingham : , : University of Birmingham Press, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-282-45230-4

9786612452307

0-567-53606-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (171 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The new Germany in context

Altri autori (Persone)

GrixJonathan

CookePaul <1969->

Disciplina

320.9431

943

Soggetti

National characteristics, East German

Political culture - Germany (East)

Civil society - Germany (East)

Civil society - Germany (West)

Germany (East) Intellectual life

Germany (East) Politics and government

Germany Politics and government 1990-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1: Introduction to East German political and cultural distinctiveness; 2: East German identity in the GDR; 3: East German Identity: More Western than the West?; 4: 'Red is for Love ...': citizens as consumers in East Germany; 5: Second-class Germans? National identity in East Germany; 6: Viewing 'the Other': how East sees West and West sees East; 7: East German identity and party politics; 8: Women, identity and employment in East Germany; 9: Ethnicity and language: The case of Saxony (with particular reference to the Sorbs of eastern Saxony); 10: Literature and the question of East German cultural identity since the Wende; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduction * The Nature of Research * The 'Nuts and Bolts' of



Research * Getting Started in Research * The Building Blocks of Research * Introducing the Key Research Paradigms * The Types and Uses of Theory in Research * Introducing Research Methods * Academic Standards, Plagiarism and Ethics in Research * Conclusion: Summary of Key Points * Appendix 1: Stages of Research * Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms * Bibliography.