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Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben, sonst ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar und ohne Anstreichungen / Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good and clean copy and without annotations. - Contents Abbreviations and Archives, List of Figures and Tables Introduction Bringing the Rural Back in Agency: Making the Iron Curtain �from above� and �from below� Multi-Layered Regional Focus: The Eichsfeld When Was Germany Divided? Theoretical Underpinnings and Terminology: Borders and States Scope and Structure of the Book I. DMark-ation: The Division of German Economy and the Emergence of the Inter-German Border 1945-52 The Emergence of the Inter-German Border Division of Interest: Allied Economic Policies Centralization and Border Control in Early Postwar Germany The Postwar Boom in Unofficial Economy Official Economy: From Border-Crossing to Border-Bound Between State and Society: Border Guards in Frontier Economy State Agencies Try to Rein Guards In The Redefinition of Border-Crossing Economy Conclusion II. Bounding the Land: Border Formation and Land Ownership, 1952-3 The Watershed of 1952 and the Crisis of Frontier Agriculture My Brother�s (Land) Keeper: Acquiring Land in Lower Saxony Land Grab under the Border�s Cover in Hesse Control and Production: Undermanned Agriculture in the GDR Conclusion III. The Boundaries of Exclusive Representation: The Inter-German Cold War and the Division of German Society Exclusive Representation and Non-Recognition Regional Identification as a Weapon in�and as a Victim of�the Cold War Conditions of Exception: Settling the Border Path near Asbach Conclusion IV. For Land or Country? Frontier Land and the Process of Division, 1952-69 A Decade of Conflict: 1952�61 Western Conflicts Eastern Conflicts A Decade of Compromise: 1961�70 Border-Land: Changing Land Use along the Border in the East Land-Marks: Capital and Compromise in the West Conclusion V. Divide and Rule: The Openly Negotiated Border and Its Demise Open Negotiation: The Border Committee New Checkpoints and New Permits Permanent Negotiation without Regional Administrations A Site of West German Insubordination Border Crossing after Ostpolitik Change through Rapprochement? Reflections on Ostpolitik and Reunification Travel and Mobility: The Insoluble Problem From Barrier to Bridge: Localizing Unification in the Eichsfeld Conclusion Conclusion Epilogue: The Death and After-life of the Inter-German Border Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780199672387