Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. A Different Starting Point, a Different End 11
5. Where Did Historical Studies in the German Democratic Republic Stand at the Eve of Unification? 31
6. The Revenge of the Krupps? 45
7. “Once Upon a Time . . .” 53
8. German Unification and the Debate of the West German Social Sciences 67
9. Anticommunist Purge or Democratic Renewal? 79
10. Research on Fascism and Antifascism in the GDR 107
11. Painful Transition and New Research on the History of Political Parties in Germany 125
12. Research on Conservatism in Jena 137
13. The Dissolution of East German Economic History at the Economic University in Berlin-Karlshorst 147
14. The Dissolution of the Institute for Economic History at the Academy of Sciences 155
15. Dismantling the GDR’s Historical Scholarship 165
16. From “Imperialist Class Enemy” to “Partners in Leadership” in 365 Days? 189
17. Handling GDR Colonial Historiography 203
18. Obscuring East Germany 221
19. A Note on Research Directions and Literature 231
20. Appeal from University Professors and Former German and Central European Refugees, from Frankfurter Rundschau, September 11, 2002 239
21. Contributors 241
22. Index of Names 247