Download or read book Conflict and Compromise in East Germany, 1971–1989 written by J. Madarász and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-08-08 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This extensively researched empirical analysis of the GDR in the years 1971-1989 challenges current historical interpretations of GDR history. It focuses on four social groups - youth, women, writers and Christians - to highlight the stability of this socialist society until 1987. The strength of the regime is shown to have been based on a continuously negotiated process of give-and-take involving major parts of the population.