Search for dissertations about: "East Germany"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words East Germany.
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1. Architectures of Life-Building in the Twentieth Century : Russia, Germany, Sweden
Abstract : The modernist concept of life-building as an architectural method for improving the conditions of everyday life originated in Europe during the 1920s. This book explores three modes of functionalism by way of a comparative analysis of both the theoretical discourses and architectural practices associated with functionalism in Russia, Germany, and Sweden. READ MORE
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2. National identity in divided and unified Germany : continuity and change
Abstract : This dissertation deals with the construction, maintenance and change of national identities in divided and unified Germany. Following World War II, Germany was divided in two parts. READ MORE
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3. Reel Socialism : Making sense of history in Czech and German cinema since 1989
Abstract : This thesis is a comparative study of the communist past as depicted in Czech and German feature films since 1989, or ‘reel socialism’. It is the first detailed study of post-1989 Czech history films and the first comparative study of German post-reunification cinema. READ MORE
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4. The Politics of Social Networks : Interpersonal Trust and Institutional Change in Post-Communist East Germany
Abstract : New institutionalist approaches are inherently weak at accounting for institutional change. In this book, social network analysis is proposed as a key to institutional change. The social network perspective focuses emergent patterns of interpersonal interaction and the resulting ties of interpersonal trust. READ MORE
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5. The fall : Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary and Poland in a comparative perspective
Abstract : The quick collapse of the Communist-led regimes in Eastern Europe caught the worldby surprise. Although much has been written about this monumental historical event,little attention has been paid to the issue of why the processes of collapse were sodifferent. READ MORE