Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Abbreviations xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I • A Long Time Coming: Roots of Dissent and Opposition in the German Democratic Republic
7. 1. The Troubled Emergence of an Idea 35
8. 2. The Party, the Workers, and Opposition Intellectuals 97
9. 3. The Many Meanings of "Reform" 140
10. PART II • Democracy-Now or Never
11. 4. Struggles with Self-Censorship: Deciding How Much to Seek 209
12. 5. The Constraints of a Party-Centered Perspective 254
13. 6. Workers in the "Workers' State" 280
14. 7. Democratic Visions: A Question of Scope, A Question of Possibility 292
15. PART III • Taking Stock: The Search for a Historical Perspective
16. 8. Between Opportunity and Failure 351
17. Epilogue 382
18. Chronology of East German History, 1945-1990 385
19. Selected Bibliography 402
20. Index 411