Constructing Socialism at the Grass-Roots: The Transformation of East Germany, 1945-65

Preface List of Abbreviations List of Tables and Figures Introduction PART I: LAYING THE FOUNDATIONS, 1945-1952 The Land Reform and its Effects Recasting the Factories after the War PART II: THE RUSH TO CONSTRUCT SOCIALISM, 1952-53 The Origins and Effects of 17 June in the Factories The 'Unforced' Collectivization Mobilizing East German Youth Republikflucht : Fleeing the Construction of Socialism PART III: FROM SETBACK TO NEW OFFENSIVES, 1953-61 The Factories from 17 June to the Socialist Brigades The Villages from Stalemate to Collectivization Youth and the Threats to Socialism The Problems and Possibilities of the Open Border PART IV: EAST GERMANS, THE WALL AND THE PROSPECTS OF THE 1960s The Grass-Roots Effects of the Berlin Wall Integration, Scepticism and Pragmatism: Patterns of Popular Opinion and Social Change in the mid-1960s Conclusion Notes Sources and Bibliography Index