An edition of The year that changed the world
(2009)
The year that changed the world
the untold story behind the fall of the Berlin Wall
by Meyer, Michael
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Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, many still believe it was the words of President Ronald Reagan, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! that brought the Cold War to an end. Meyer disagrees, and in this compelling account, explains why.
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History, Communism, Travel, Social movements, World politics, Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989, World politics, 1985-1995, World politics, 1975-1985, History, modern, 19th century, Communism, history, Cold warPeople
Michael Meyer (1952-)Places
Eastern Europe, Germany (East)Times
20th century, 1989-, 1945-1989| Edition | Availability |
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The year that changed the world
2009, Scribner
in English
- 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
1416558454 9781416558453
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The year that changed the world: the untold story behind the fall of the Berlin Wall
2009, Simon & Schuster
in English
1847374301 9781847374301
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Genesis
The Wall
Democracy on the Danube
A miraculous conversion
Parallel universes
The Hungarian connection
High noon
Déjeuner sur l'herbe, or Hieronymus Bosch's Hell
The great escape
Vortex of change
A kiss of death
The fall
Aftermath
Denouement.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and index.
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