The Uses of Adversity: Essays on the Fate of Central Europe by Timothy Garton Ash

The Uses of Adversity: Essays on the Fate of Central Europe

Timothy Garton Ash

339 pages first pub 1989 (view editions)

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This book is ideal for readers who appreciate reflective, historically-informed explorations of political resistance and cultural identity under oppressive regimes, told through vivid firsthand accounts and insightful analysis.

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Ten years ago Timothy Garton Ash came to East Berlin to find out from the archives what the Berliners had done under Hitler. Instead he found out - from the streets - what the Berliners were doing under Honecker. He observed the 'elections’; inter...

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