...the editors have done an excellent job of ordering the articles as far as possible around coherent themes...the collection is carefully edited, attractively produced, and can be recommended to anyone with an interest in GDR studies. The series seemsdestined to be a major forum for GDR studies in the West, particularly in the United States. German Studies Review ...the next best thing to actually having attended the conference. The twenty articles include a large range of topics from economics, political science, and sociology to the literature of the German Democratic Republic. They are up to date, well-researched, convincingly argued and should lead to discussion. A well-edited volume. -- Frank D. Hirschbach, University of Minnesota German Studies Review ...this bibliography is a most-welcome addition to the series on GDR culture and society; it is to be highly commended and recommended. Monatshefte ...this bibliography is a most-welcome addition to the series on GDR culture and society; it is to be highly commended and recommended. Monatshefte ...the editors have done an excellent job of ordering the articles as far as possible around coherent themes...the collection is carefully edited, attractively produced, and can be recommended to anyone with an interest in GDR studies. The series seems destined to be a major forum for GDR studies in the West, particularly in the United States. German Studies Review ...the next best thing to actually having attended the conference. The twenty articles include a large range of topics from economics, political science, and sociology to the literature of the German Democratic Republic. They are up to date, well-researched, convincingly argued and should lead to discussion. A well-edited volume. -- Frank D. Hirschbach, University of Minnesota German Studies Review
