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The Currency of Socialism - Money and Political Culture in East Germany (Hardcover)
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The Currency of Socialism - Money and Political Culture in East Germany (Hardcover)
Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute
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There is perhaps nothing so commonplace and yet so mystifying as
money. But to European communists, money was clearly an instrument
of economic exploitation and spiritual alienation. In this
groundbreaking study, Jonathan R. Zatlin explores the East German
attempt to create a perfect society by eliminating money and
explains the reasons for its failure. Drawing on a wide range of
sources, including unpublished communist reports, secret police
files, literature, jokes, letters written by ordinary people, and
conversations with key German politicians, this book shows how the
communist regime undermined the political authority of socialism
and created the material conditions for its demise. By exploring
both the economic and the cultural function of money, Zatlin
challenges traditional approaches to economic planning by offering
a novel explanation for the collapse of communism in East Germany
and a highly original interpretation of German unification. Written
in an engaging and lucid style, The Currency of Socialism brings to
life the scurrilous competition for power among communist officials
and the everyday burdens experienced by ordinary East Germans.
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