Demolition on Karl Marx Square : cultural barbarism and the people's state in 1968 /

The 1968 demolition of Leipzig's medieval University Church represents an essential turning point in relations between Communist authorities and the people they claimed to serve. The largest East German protest between the 1953 Uprising and 1989 Revolution, this intimate story clarifies how the...

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Main Author:	Demshuk, Andrew, 1980- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Subjects:	Pauliner-Universitätskirche zu Leipzig > History > 20th century. Protest movements > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Protest movements > Germany (East) > History. College buildings > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Wrecking > Political aspects > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Architecture and state > Germany (East) > Leipzig > History. Political culture > Germany (East) > History. Communism > Social aspects > Germany (East) > History.

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Summary:	The 1968 demolition of Leipzig's medieval University Church represents an essential turning point in relations between Communist authorities and the people they claimed to serve. The largest East German protest between the 1953 Uprising and 1989 Revolution, this intimate story clarifies how the dictatorial system operated and lost public belief.
Physical Description:	xvi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190645120 0190645121