The People's Own Landscape : Nature, Tourism, and Dictatorship in East Germany /

East Germany's Socialist Unity Party aimed to placate a public well aware of the higher standards of living enjoyed elsewhere by encouraging them to participate in outdoor activities and take vacations in the countryside. Scott Moranda considers East Germany's rural landscapes from the per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moranda, Scott
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor [Michigan] : The University of Michigan Press, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Tourism.
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Political culture.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Landscapes.
Land use.
Ecology.
TRAVEL > General.
TRAVEL > Europe > General.
Dictature > Aspect social > Allemagne (Est) > Histoire.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Allemagne (Est) > Histoire.
Utilisation du sol > Allemagne (Est) > Histoire.
Paysages > Allemagne (Est) > Histoire.
Dictatorship > Social aspects > Germany (East) > History.
Political culture > Germany (East) > History.
Ecology > Germany (East) > History.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Germany (East) > History.
Land use > Germany (East) > History.
Landscapes > Germany (East) > History.
Tourism > Germany (East) > History.
Germany (East)
Allemagne (Est) > Politique et gouvernement.
Germany (East) > Politics and government.
Germany (East) > Environmental conditions.
Germany (East) > Social conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Conquering the Countryside : Athletic Tourism in the Early GDR
  • Chapter 2. Rejuvenating Socialist Workers : Conservation and Landscape Care in the 1950s
  • Chapter 3. Making Rough Nature More Comfortable : Camping in East Germany
  • Chapter 4. A New Environmental Law : Landscape Care, Global Ecology, and Domestic Social Policy
  • Chapter 5. Real Existing Socialism : Nature, Social Inequalities, and Environmental Consciousness
  • Chapter 6. The Limits of Growth and the New Environmentalism.

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