"Delving into many sides of the GDR modern, Pence and Betts present both new empirical evidence and offer insightful theoretical perspectives. The idea of the 'Socialist Modern' provides an excellent conceptual framework; the focus on culture fills a hole in the literature, the introduction is theoretically sophisticated and well-grounded in the historiography, and the span and heterogeneity of the articles are impressive."
---Donna Harsch, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University American Historical Review
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"An impressive volume drawing together rich, diverse essays by some of the most interesting, well-known, and experienced scholars on the GDR in the field, on both sides of the Atlantic."
---Dr. Jan Palmowski, Senior Lecturer in European Studies at King's College London, and Review Editor for German History
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"Perhaps not suprisingly, politics and the economy formed an intial focus for research, but it was not long before GDR society and culture came under scholary scrutiny. This collection presents some of the fruits of this more recent trend, showcasing a range of authros from Great Britain, the United States and Germany, covering a wide variety of topics in essays that deploy a wide variety of approches and types of evidence."
— Raymond Stokes, Professor at University of Glasgow, American Historical Review
— Raymond Stokes, American Historical Review
"The editors' effort . . . makes this volume a welcome addition to the ongoing sturggle to rethink German history through the postwar era."
---H. Glenn Penny, University of Iowa, Central European History
— H. Glenn Penny, University of Iowa, Central European History
"Delving into many sides of the GDR modern, Pence and Betts present both new empirical evidence and offer insightful theoretical perspectives. The idea of the 'Socialist Modern' provides an excellent conceptual framework; the focus on culture fills a hole in the literature, the introduction is theoretically sophisticated and well-grounded in the historiography, and the span and heterogeneity of the articles are impressive."
---Donna Harsch, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University
— Donna Harsch
"An impressive volume drawing together rich, diverse essays by some of the most interesting, well-known, and experienced scholars on the GDR in the field, on both sides of the Atlantic. Their sophisticated essays are extremely thought-provoking on very complex topics, such as identity and the memory of East Germany, and represent the latest research on the GDR. Socialist Modern will make a genuinely new and fresh contribution to the scholarly debate on the GDR, but it is not only for scholars; it is also an important book for students."
---Dr. Jan Palmowski, Senior Lecturer in European Studies at King's College London and Review Editor for German History
— Jan Palmowski
"Delving into many sides of the GDR modern, Pence and Betts present both new empirical evidence and offer insightful theoretical perspectives. The idea of the 'Socialist Modern' provides an excellent conceptual framework; the focus on culture fills a hole in the literature, the introduction is theoretically sophisticated and well-grounded in the historiography, and the span and heterogeneity of the articles are impressive."
---Donna Harsch, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University American Historical Review
— -
"An impressive volume drawing together rich, diverse essays by some of the most interesting, well-known, and experienced scholars on the GDR in the field, on both sides of the Atlantic."
---Dr. Jan Palmowski, Senior Lecturer in European Studies at King's College London, and Review Editor for German History
— -
"Perhaps not suprisingly, politics and the economy formed an intial focus for research, but it was not long before GDR society and culture came under scholary scrutiny. This collection presents some of the fruits of this more recent trend, showcasing a range of authros from Great Britain, the United States and Germany, covering a wide variety of topics in essays that deploy a wide variety of approches and types of evidence."
— Raymond Stokes, Professor at University of Glasgow, American Historical Review
— Raymond Stokes, American Historical Review
"The editors' effort . . . makes this volume a welcome addition to the ongoing sturggle to rethink German history through the postwar era."
---H. Glenn Penny, University of Iowa, Central European History
— H. Glenn Penny, University of Iowa, Central European History
"Delving into many sides of the GDR modern, Pence and Betts present both new empirical evidence and offer insightful theoretical perspectives. The idea of the 'Socialist Modern' provides an excellent conceptual framework; the focus on culture fills a hole in the literature, the introduction is theoretically sophisticated and well-grounded in the historiography, and the span and heterogeneity of the articles are impressive."
---Donna Harsch, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University
— Donna Harsch
"An impressive volume drawing together rich, diverse essays by some of the most interesting, well-known, and experienced scholars on the GDR in the field, on both sides of the Atlantic. Their sophisticated essays are extremely thought-provoking on very complex topics, such as identity and the memory of East Germany, and represent the latest research on the GDR. Socialist Modern will make a genuinely new and fresh contribution to the scholarly debate on the GDR, but it is not only for scholars; it is also an important book for students."
---Dr. Jan Palmowski, Senior Lecturer in European Studies at King's College London and Review Editor for German History
— Jan Palmowski