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Preface
ruminations on what brought down the Wall
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Before the Fall
what life was like in 1989 before the Wall came down. talks about immigration (of both Germans and non-Germans) and the impact of East Germans who chose to leave East Germany rather than stay put (which, previously, the author would have thought the nobler option)--for it was the former that caught the attention of the world
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Before the Fall
what life was like in 1989 before the Wall came down. talks about immigration (of both Germans and non-Germans) and the impact of East Germans who chose to leave East Germany rather than stay put (which, previously, the author would have thought the nobler option)--for it was the former that caught the attention of the world
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East-West Passages
the first few days after the Wall fell. people trying to take souvenirs; lots of tentativity and culture shock from the East Germans; resentment from West Germans at this sudden invasion. the difference between East/West Germans and how difficult it will be to reconcile
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East-West Passages
the first few days after the Wall fell. people trying to take souvenirs; lots of tentativity and culture shock from the East Germans; resentment from West Germans at this sudden invasion. the difference between East/West Germans and how difficult it will be to reconcile
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Sentimental Germany
everyone's suddenly talking about revanchism (especially re: Silesia in Poland)
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Sentimental Germany
everyone's suddenly talking about revanchism (especially re: Silesia in Poland)
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Some People Can Even Sleep Through an Earthquake
we interrupt the scenes of German life to hear about the author's profoundly negative views on socialism, views that were clearly shaped (I would say, too much so) by the Soviet Union
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Some People Can Even Sleep Through an Earthquake
we interrupt the scenes of German life to hear about the author's profoundly negative views on socialism, views that were clearly shaped (I would say, too much so) by the Soviet Union
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In Germany, Saigon Wins The Vietnamese in Berlin
Vietnamese migrant workers being exploited by East Germany who now find themselves to be unwanted refugees in West Germany
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In Germany, Saigon Wins The Vietnamese in Berlin
Vietnamese migrant workers being exploited by East Germany who now find themselves to be unwanted refugees in West Germany
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Two Successful Rogues
on public trials, and what the role of the justice system should be in all this
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Two Successful Rogues
on public trials, and what the role of the justice system should be in all this
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The Genealogist
a forgettable chapter about some German genealogist who didn't want to be descended from Charlemagne but, it turns out, is (along with half of Europe it seems). apparently genealogy was really popular in East Germany
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The Genealogist
a forgettable chapter about some German genealogist who didn't want to be descended from Charlemagne but, it turns out, is (along with half of Europe it seems). apparently genealogy was really popular in East Germany
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137
The Deep-Freeze Theory and Other Hypotheses
addressing fears of German reunification (the deep-freeze theory--that Germans will just go back to what they were doing before they were so spectacularly defeated) and the typical differences between East and West Germans
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The Deep-Freeze Theory and Other Hypotheses
addressing fears of German reunification (the deep-freeze theory--that Germans will just go back to what they were doing before they were so spectacularly defeated) and the typical differences between East and West Germans
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Three Bad Reasons and Two Good Ones to Fear the Germans
more about fears of reunification, and about anti-Semitism which seems to have never really gone away. briefly touches upon German views on the Gulf War (they viewed the US as the aggressor, and Iraq as the victim)
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Three Bad Reasons and Two Good Ones to Fear the Germans
more about fears of reunification, and about anti-Semitism which seems to have never really gone away. briefly touches upon German views on the Gulf War (they viewed the US as the aggressor, and Iraq as the victim)
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207
Of Dogs and Germans
on what happened to the German shepherds who used to guard the wall (adopted, sold as pets, possibly eaten?)
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Of Dogs and Germans
on what happened to the German shepherds who used to guard the wall (adopted, sold as pets, possibly eaten?)
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