| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 386 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction: Britain and the Other Germany; Chapter 1: Negotiating the Emergence of Two Germanys; Chapter 2: From Sovereignty to Recognition, 1955-1973; Chapter 3: Normalisation of Relations and New Beginnings, 1973-1979; Chapter 4: From the Second Cold War to the Collapse of the GDR, 1979-1990; Conclusion: Britain and the GDR, 1949-1990; References; Index. |
| Summary |
During the Cold War, Britain had an astonishing number of contacts and connections with one of the Soviet Bloc's most hard-line regimes: the German Democratic Republic. The left wing of the British Labour Party and the Trade Unions often had closer ties with communist East Germany than the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB). There were strong connections between the East German and British churches, women's movements, and peace movements; influential conservative politicians and the Communist leadership in the GDR had working relationships; and lucrative contracts existed between business. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Cold War.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany (East)
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Germany (East) -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
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Diplomatic relations. |
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Germany (East) |
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Great Britain. |
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Laporte, Norman.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Berger, Stefan. Friendly enemies. New York : Berghahn Books, 2010 (DLC) 2010007452 |
| ISBN |
9781845456979 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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1845456971 (hardback ; acid-free paper) |
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9781845458270 |
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1845458273 |
| Standard No. |
9786612662393 |
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