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:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Pauliner-Universitätskirche zu Leipzig > History > 20th century. Pauliner-Universitätskirche zu Leipzig Protest movements > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Protest movements > Germany (East) > History. Wrecking > Political aspects > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Architecture and state > Germany > Leipzig > History. Leipzig (Germany) > Politics and government > 20th century. Political culture > Germany (East) > History. Communism > Social aspects > Germany (East) > History. Germany (East) > Politics and government. College buildings > Germany > Leipzig > History > 20th century. Contestation > Allemagne > Leipzig > Histoire > 20e siècle. Contestation > Allemagne (Est) > Histoire. Démolition > Aspect politique > Allemagne > Leipzig > Histoire > 20e siècle. Architecture > Politique gouvernementale > Allemagne > Leipzig > Histoire. Allemagne (Est) > Politique et gouvernement. HISTORY > Europe > Germany. Architecture and state College buildings Communism > Social aspects Political culture Politics and government Protest movements Wrecking > Political aspects Germany (East) Germany > Leipzig 1900-1999 Electronic books. 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:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190645151 0190645156 9780190645137 019064513X