Friendship Without Borders: Women's Stories Of Power, Politics, And Everyday Life Across East And West Germany - 9781805391180

Across half a century, from the division of Germany through the end of the Cold War, a cohort of thirty women from the small German town of Schönebeck in what used to be the GDR circulated among themselves a remarkable collective archive of their lives: a Rundbrief, or bulletin, containing hundreds of letters and photographs. This book draws on that unprecedented resource, complemented by a set of interviews, to paint a rich portrait of "ordinary" life in postwar Germany. It shows how these women--whether reflecting on their experiences as Nazi-era schoolchildren or witnessing reunification--were united by their complex interactions with official power and their commitment to sustaining a shared German identity as they made the most of their everyday lives in both the GDR and the Federal Republic.

• | Author: Phil Leask
• | Publisher: Berghahn Books
• | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 338 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1805391186
• | ISBN-13: 9781805391180