Youth Politics in East Germany: The Free German Youth Movement 1946-1968

by Alan McDougall

Overview

In East Germany during the 1950s and 1960s young people were a constant problem for the communist authorities - and in particular for the communist youth organization, the Free German Youth (FDJ). This book provides the first in-depth study of the often troubled relationship between the FDJ and East German youth during this important period. It studies the response of the young to political crises such as the June 1953 uprising and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, while at the same time examining wider socio-cultural trends, most notably the impact of Western popular culture inside East Germany.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199276271
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/17/2005
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

University of Guelph

Table of Contents

Introduction1. The FDJ and the June 1953 Uprising2. The FDJ and the Crises in the Soviet Bloc in 19563. The FDJ and the Building of the Berlin Wall4. The FDJ and the Liberal Interlude in Youth Policy 1963-19655. The FDJ and the Prague SpringConclusionBibliographyIndex

Editorial Reviews

"[S]hould be read by all scholars in East Germany (GDR) and included in library collections."—History

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