Thomas W. Goldstein (Author)

Writing in Red

The East German Writers Union and the Role of Literary Intellectuals

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how the East German Writers Union became a site for the contestation of writers' roles in GDR society with consequences well beyond the literary community.

Produktdetails

• German History in Context
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 154mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 740g
• ISBN-13: 9781571139207
• ISBN-10: 1571139206
• Artikelnr.: 48384704

Autorenporträt

Thomas W. Goldstein

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction German Writers Associations through 1970 Socioeconomic Functions The Era of No Taboos? 1971
75 A Disciplining Instrument, 1976
79 Defending Peace, Defining Participation, 1979
83 Years of Resignation, 1983
85 Glasnost in the GDR? 1985
89 Coming Full Circle, 1989
90 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index