{"product_id":"inside-party-headquarters-rdiger-bergien-9781805390480","title":"Inside Party Headquarters: Organizational Culture and Practice of Rule in the Socialist Unity Party of Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003e Everyday life in the East German Socialist Unity Party revolved heavily around maintaining the \"party line\" in all areas of society, whether through direct authority or corruption. Spanning a long period of the GDR's history, from 1946 through 1989, R?iger Bergien presents the first study that examines the complexities of the central party's communist apparatus. He focuses on their role as ideological watchdogs, as they fostered an underbelly and \"inner life\" for their employees to integrate the party's pillars throughout East German society. \u003cem\u003eInside Party Headquarters\u003c\/em\u003e reviews not only the party's modes power and state interaction, but also the processes of negotiation and disputation preceding formal Politburo decisions, advancing the available detail and discourse surrounding this formative and volatile stretch of German history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R?iger Bergien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805390481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805390480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 1.00d","brand":"R?iger Bergien","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181508718847,"sku":"9781805390480","price":179.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4ea9189f-af56-40e0-aa13-32eee0294c99.jpg?v=1690260836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-party-headquarters-rdiger-bergien-9781805390480","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}