Eastern Europe in 1968
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19928600 |
|---|---|
| Editors | Kevin Mcdermott (0000-0002-6990-2243), Matthew Stibbe (0000-0002-7269-8183) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Eastern Europe in 1968 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-77069-7 |
| OpenAlex | W4247279548 |
| ISBN | 9783319770697 |
| Open Library | OL28211418M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Stibbe provides a detailed analysis of East German reactions to the Prague Spring and Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. His main emphasis is on the ideological challenge that Dubček’s reforms posed to the GDR variant of state socialism, and he places this within the broader framework of triangular relations between East Germany, West Germany and Czechoslovakia. He explores East German leader Walter Ulbricht’s role in the broader Warsaw Pact deliberations that led to military intervention, and his reaction to Moscow’s last-minute decision not to deploy GDR ground troops on Czechoslovak territory. He also explains why the Stasi were particularly concerned about the political reliability of students, even though most students seemed passive and loyal to the regime in the wake of the invasion
Ancient history · Archaeology · Economic history · Ethnology · Geography · Pact · Political science · Spring (device) · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Engineering · History · 1968 · communist countries · Czechoslovakia · foreign public opinion · Intervention · politics and government · Warsaw treaty organization
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |