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Author: Marcel Thomas (Lecturer in Modern European History, Lecturer in Modern European History, University of Manchester)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 23.90cm
Weight: 0.640kg
ISBN: 9780198856146
ISBN 10: 0198856148
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 23 April 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
[Thomas's] study adopts a comparative approach rooted in the everyday history of the local in order to contribute to a broader post-war East-West German shared history - one with a social history slant - that builds on the detailed existing picture of East-West differences by documenting connections and appropriations between the two systems ... will be of interest to scholars of East-West German histories and the transformation of rural and urban spaces alike. * Frank Kell, German Historical Institute London Bulletin *
This should be a stimulating read for all those asking about the fate of 'community' or trying to understand why German unification still isn't over. It sheds new light on the integration of migrants in Germany and on the complex politics of the periphery. It would make a great addition to the library of any postwar historian and should find its way into many syllabi. It is already in mine. * Sagi Schaefer, German History * Marcel Thomas' fascinating comparison of two villages illustrates the similarities and differences in rural life in West Germany (FRG) and East Germany (GDR). In so doing, Thomas successfully challenges the traditional approach of treating the rural as backward and villagers as passive in the context of wider social change. * George Gibson, Agricultural History Review * [Thomas's] study adopts a comparative approach rooted in the everyday history of the local in order to contribute to a broader post-war East–West German shared history — one with a social history slant — that builds on the detailed existing picture of East–West differences by documenting connections and appropriations between the two systems ... will be of interest to scholars of East–West German histories and the transformation of rural and urban spaces alike. * Frank Kell, German Historical Institute London Bulletin *
Author Information
Marcel Thomas is Lecturer in Modern European History at the University of Manchester, having previously been a Departmental Lecturer in Twentieth-Century European History at St Antony's College, Oxford. He completed his PhD at the University of Bristol in 2017. His research interests include the history of the divided Germany, rural and urban life, memory, and oral history. He has previously published in the Journal of Urban History and the European Review of History, and he is the co-editor of The GDR Today: New Interdisciplinary Approaches to East German History, Memory and Culture (2018).
