women, the family, and communism in the German Democratic Republic
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Harsch, Donna
- Publish Year
- 2006
- Shelfmark
- DUI 6 2007
- Thesaurus
- communisme, politieke partijen, overheidsbeleid, vrouwenarbeid, voortplanting, gezinnen, gender, Oost-Duitsland, 1940-1949, 1950-1959, 1960-1969, 20e eeuw
- Description
- The author examines gender relations in East Germany from 1945 to the 1970s, focusing especially on the relationship between ordinary women, the Communist Party, and the state created by the Communists, the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The book weaves together personal stories from interviews, statistical material, and archival material to reconstruct the interplay between state policy toward women and the family on the one hand, and women's reactions to policy on the other.