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Material Fantasies

Expectations of the Western Consumer World among East Germans

Material Fantasies( )
Author: Veenis, Milena
Series title:Technology and European History Ser.
ISBN:978-90-8964-400-8
Publication Date:Mar 2012
Publisher:Amsterdam University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $63.00
Book Description:

This study of East German fantasies of material abundance across the border, both before and after the fall of communism, shows the close and intricate relation between ideology and fantasy in upholding social life. In 1989, news broadcasts all over the world were dominated for weeks by images of East Germans crossing the Berlin Wall to West Germany. The images, representing the fall of communism and the democratic will of the people, also showed East Germans' excitement at finally...
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Book Details
Pages:284
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):17.145 x 24.13 x 2.032 cm
Book Weight:0.54 Kilograms



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