In Search of the Forbidden Nation: Opposition by the Young Generation in the GDR

AN IDENTITY CRISIS HAS FOLLOWED ON THE GRADUAL Succession of the generations in the second German state. The feeling that previous ideals have lost their meaning, and the abandonment of the hope of a unified German nation have led to discontent even amongst socialists. In addition to the numerous de...

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Published in:Government and opposition (London) 1983-04, Vol.18 (2), p.175-193
Main Author: Mleczkowski, Wolfgang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communism
East Germany
Germany (East)
Marxism
Military service
Peace movements
Peacefulness
Police
Political opposition
Political parties
Social generations
Socialism
Universities
Youth
Youth and politics
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Summary:AN IDENTITY CRISIS HAS FOLLOWED ON THE GRADUAL Succession of the generations in the second German state. The feeling that previous ideals have lost their meaning, and the abandonment of the hope of a unified German nation have led to discontent even amongst socialists. In addition to the numerous demands for more human rights and cultural freedom, which led in the mid-1970s to an emigration movement, harassed by the police, a movement which is still taking place, the end of the 1970s gave birth to the autonomous peace movement. This movement articulates the basic opposition of the younger generation in one theme, that of peace, and unites it with another, the search for the nation believed lost.
ISSN:0017-257X
1477-7053
DOI:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1983.tb00022.x