States of Division
Journal: Oxford University Press eBooks
Year: 2014

Abstract The book analyses the division of Germany, showing it to be a multi-faceted process, which progressed unevenly and was only completed after three decades. The book examines the processes of border formation as social processes of interaction between state agencies and local and regional communities along the emerging East–West divide. This analysis demonstrates that along with the crucial context of the Cold War, multiple historical and social frameworks are required to decipher divisio