In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the ''revisionist'' reform of the communist regime. This book tries to explain why. It is argued that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a ''national'' opposition to communism. As a result, East German dissidents had to remain in a paradoxical way ''loyal'' to the old regime.

In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the ''revisionist'' reform of the communist regime. This book tries to explain why. It is argued that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a ''national'' opposition to communism. As a result, East German dissidents had to remain in a paradoxical way ''loyal'' to the old regime.

In contrast to the dissident movements of Eastern Europe, the East German movement remained committed to the ''revisionist'' reform of the communist regime. This book tries to explain why. It is argued that the peculiarities of German history and culture prevented the possibility of a ''national'' opposition to communism. As a result, East German dissidents had to remain in a paradoxical way ''loyal'' to the old regime.