03720nam 2200781 a 450 991082005570332120200520144314.01-78238-104-X0-85745-196-010.1515/9780857451965(CKB)2670000000114072(EBL)769394(OCoLC)751694513(SSID)ssj0000541545(PQKBManifestationID)12143243(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541545(PQKBWorkID)10498677(PQKB)11613628(MiAaPQ)EBC769394(Au-PeEL)EBL769394(CaPaEBR)ebr10497652(CaONFJC)MIL508998(DE-B1597)636702(DE-B1597)9780857451965(EXLCZ)99267000000011407220110509d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrState and minorities in communist East Germany /Mike Dennis and Norman LaPorteNew York Berghahn Books20111 online resource (254 p.)Monographs in German history ;v. 33Description based upon print version of record.1-78238-103-1 0-85745-195-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.State, society, and minority groups in the GDR / Mike Dennis and Norman Laporte -- Between Torah and sickle : Jews in East Germany, 1945-1990 / Mike Dennis -- Jehovah's Witnesses : from persecution to survival / Mike Dennis -- Asian and African workers in the niches of society / Mike Dennis -- Football fans, hooligans, and the state / Mike Dennis -- Sub-cultures : punks, goths, and heavy metallers / Mike Dennis and Norman Laporte -- Skinheads and right extremism in an anti-fascist state / Norman Laporte -- Conclusion / Mike Dennis.Based on interviews and the voluminous materials in the archives of the SED, the Stasi and central and regional authorities, this volume focuses on several contrasting minorities (Jehovah's Witnesses, Jews, 'guest' workers from Vietnam and Mozambique, football fans, punks, and skinheads) and their interaction with state and party bodies during Erich Honecker's rule over the communist system. It explores how they were able to resist persecution and surveillance by instruments of the state, thus illustrating the limits on the power of the East German dictatorship and shedding light on the notMonographs in German history ;v. 33.MinoritiesGermany (East)Social conditionsMinoritiesGovernment policyGermany (East)HistoryCommunismSocial aspectsGermany (East)HistoryAuthoritySocial aspectsGermany (East)HistoryPolitical cultureGermany (East)HistoryGermany (East)Social conditionsGermany (East)Ethnic relationsGermany (East)Politics and governmentGermany (East)Social policyMinoritiesSocial conditions.MinoritiesGovernment policyHistory.CommunismSocial aspectsHistory.AuthoritySocial aspectsHistory.Political cultureHistory.305.800943/109045305.5609431LB 48016BVBrvkDennis Mike1940-1684109Laporte Norman1684110MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820055703321State and minorities in communist East Germany4055407UNINA