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...lack of information has not prevented the peoples of the most productive Soviet-bloc nation, East Germany (GDR), from working with, against and outside of their socialist regime. John Borneman reveals life within this often hidden society with understandable, personable accounts in After the Wall: East Meets West in the New Berlin...
...book seeks to explain how the East Germans lived before the opening of the Berlin Wall. The title is deceptive because Borneman has no intention of describing life in the post-Wall Germany. But After the Wall accomplishes what Borneman wants: through extensive character studies, he captures the essence of a society that began to irreversibly fade after...
...book begins with a simple account of the building of the Wall. Under Soviet paternal guidance, the East German government began construction of the Berlin Wall on August 13, 1961, to curb the draining exodus of frustrated East Germans to the West. Many people in Borneman's book felt as if a limb had been amputated, but others saw the Wall as an opportunity to exclude the hypnotic charm of the West. It would give socialism time to grow during its vulnerable infancy...
...book continues with several case studies of East Germans who had strong opinions about this period because they attempted to assist in the formation of a socialist society. However, Borneman is slightly biased in his analysis because he chooses only the commentaries of highly educated and intellectual socialist citizens...
...women in the pages of Playboy? Instead of running TWA ads, The Crimson should run an editorial urging students not to fly TWA until management reaches a just settlement with TWA workers. Daniel Goldhagen '81, GSAS Mustafa Emirbayer GSAS Debra Satz Teaching Assistant in Social Studies John Borneman GSAS Michael Macy '70 Lecturer in Social Studies Brennon Wood Teaching Assistant in Social Studies Joseph Schwartz Teaching Assistant in Social Studies Jeffrey Goodwin Teaching Assistant in Social Studies