The collapse

The collapse: the accidental opening of the Berlin Wall

by Sarotte, Mary Elise

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"In The Collapse historian Mary Elise Sarotte shows that the opening of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was not, as is commonly believed, the East German government's deliberate concession to outside influence. It was an accident. A carelessly worded memo written by mid-level bureaucrats, a bumbling press conference given by an inept member of the East German Politburo, the negligence of government leaders, the bravery of ordinary people in East and West Berlin -- these combined to bring a…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The collapse : the accidental opening of the Berlin Wall / Mary Elise Sarotte.

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"In The Collapse historian Mary Elise Sarotte shows that the opening of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was not, as is commonly believed, the East German government's deliberate concession to outside influence. It was an accident. A carelessly worded memo written by mid-level bureaucrats, a bumbling press conference given by an inept member of the East German Politburo, the negligence of government leaders, the bravery of ordinary people in East and West Berlin -- these combined to bring about the end of nearly forty years of oppression, fear, and enmity in divided Berlin. Drawing on evidence from archives in multiple countries and languages, along with dozens of interviews with key actors, The Collapse is the definitive account of the event that brought down the East German Politburo and came to represent the final collapse of the Cold War order"

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:© 2014
  • Edition:Paperback first published in 2015

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Basic Books
  • Place of Publication:New York, NY
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:© 2014

Notes

Bibliogr. S. 263 - 272.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xxvi, 291 S. : Ill., Kt. : 21 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780465064946, 0465064949, 9780465049905, 0465049907
  • oclc:on1158299190
  • LC Classification:DD881
  • Dewey Decimal:943.087/8

Subjects

Berlin (Germany) -- History Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 Germany Germany -- Berlin Germany (East) Germany (East) -- Politics and governme… Histoire -- 20e siècle HISTORY -- Europe HISTORY -- Modern HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century HISTORY / Europe / Germany Mur de Berlin POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom … POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom &… Politics and government

Writers

Sarotte, Mary Elise

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