Friendship without Borders - Women's Stories of Power, Politics, and Everyday Life across East and West Germany (Hardcover)

Across half a century, from the division of Germany through the end of the Cold War, a cohort of thirty women from the small German town of Schoenebeck in what used to be the GDR circulated among themselves a remarkable collective archive of their lives: a Rundbrief, or bulletin, containing hundreds of letters and photographs. This book draws on that unprecedented resource, complemented by a set of interviews, to paint a rich portrait of "ordinary" life in postwar Germany. It shows how these women-whether reflecting on their experiences as Nazi-era schoolchildren or witnessing reunification-were united by their complex interactions with official power and their commitment to sustaining a shared German identity as they made the most of their everyday lives in both the GDR and the Federal Republic.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	Phil Leask
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	338
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-655-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Promotions
LSN:	1-78920-655-3
Barcode:	9781789206555

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