Burned Bridge

Zusatztext A vast amount of research. Informationen zum Autor Edith Sheffer is Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University. Klappentext Examines "Burned Bridge," the intersection between two sister cities in East and West Germany, and reveals how the daily adjustments of anxious residents shaped the barrier that divided them. Zusammenfassung Examines "Burned Bridge," the intersection between two sister cities in East and West Germany, and reveals how the daily adjustments of anxious residents shaped the barrier that divided them. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD BY PETER SCHNEIDER ; INTRODUCTION ; PART ONE: DEMARCATION LINE, 1945-1952 ; 1. FOUNDATIONS: BURNED BRIDGE ; 2. INSECURITY: BORDER MAYHEM ; 3. INEQUALITY: ECONOMIC DIVIDES ; 4. KICKOFF: POLITICAL SKIRMISHING ; PART TWO: "LIVING WALL," 1952-1961 ; 5. SHOCK: BORDER CLOSURE AND DEPORTATION ; 6. SHIFT: EVERYDAY BOUNDARIES ; 7. SURVEILLANCE: INDIVIDUAL CONTROLS ; PART THREE: IRON CURTAIN, 1961-1989 ; 8. HOME: LIFE IN THE PROHIBITED ZONE ; 9. FAULT LINE: LIFE IN THE FORTIFICATIONS ; 10. DISCONNECT: EAST-WEST RELATIONS ; EPILOGUE: NEW DIVIDES ; NOTES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; APPENDICES

A vast amount of research.

Auteur
Edith Sheffer is Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University.

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The building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 shocked the world. Ever since, the image of this impenetrable barrier between East and West, imposed by communism, has been a central symbol of the Cold War.

Résumé
Examines "Burned Bridge," the intersection between two sister cities in East and West Germany, and reveals how the daily adjustments of anxious residents shaped the barrier that divided them.

Contenu

• Foreword by Peter Schneider

• Introduction

• Part One: Demarcation Line, 1945-1952

• 1. Foundations: Burned Bridge
• 2. Insecurity: Border Mayhem
• 3. Inequality: Economic Divides
• 4. Kickoff: Political Skirmishing

• Part Two: "Living Wall," 1952-1961

• 5. Shock: Border Closure and Deportation
• 6. Shift: Everyday Boundaries
• 7. Surveillance: Individual Controls

• Part Three: Iron Curtain, 1961-1989

• 8. Home: Life in the Prohibited Zone
• 9. Fault Line: Life in the Fortifications
• 10. Disconnect: East-West Relations

• Epilogue: New Divides

• Notes

• Bibliography

• Appendices