R&L Logo R&L Logo
  • GENERAL
    • Browse by Subjects
    • New Releases
    • Coming Soon
    • Chases's Calendar
  • ACADEMIC
    • Textbooks
    • Browse by Course
    • Instructor's Copies
    • Monographs & Research
    • Reference
  • PROFESSIONAL
    • Education
    • Intelligence & Security
    • Library Services
    • Business & Leadership
    • Museum Studies
    • Music
    • Pastoral Resources
    • Psychotherapy
  • FREUD SET
Cover Image
Paperback
eBook
share of facebook share on twitter
Add to GoodReads

Behind the Iron Curtain

A Teacher's Guide to East Germany and Cold War Activities

Jeffrey M. Byford

Behind the Iron Curtain: A Teacher’s Guide to East Germany and Cold War Activities discusses teaching Cold War activities through an East German perspective. The book is comprised of eight chapters that examine various pedagogical approaches and historical background associated with East Germany’s role throughout the Cold War. Topics in this book include multiple methods of differentiated instruction, the beginnings of East Germany, the creation of the Ministry for State Security, the Berlin Wall, youth and education, a planned economy, life and society of East Germans, and the events that led to the fall of communism. The heart of this book includes eighteen lessons associated with life behind the Iron Curtain.
  • Details
  • Details
  • Author
  • Author
  • TOC
  • TOC
University Press of America
Pages: 124 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-5932-1 • Paperback • June 2012 • $40.99 • (£35.00)
978-0-7618-5933-8 • eBook • June 2012 • $38.50 • (£30.00)
Subjects: History / Europe / Germany, History / United States / 20th Century, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science, Education / History, History / World
Jeffrey M. Byford is associate professor of social studies education at the University of Memphis. He earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Byford’s research interest includes Cold War education and curriculum design.
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface and Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Instruction and Planning
Chapter 2: The Making of the East German State
Chapter 3: The Enemy from Within: The Formation of the STASI
Chapter 4: The Berlin Wall: Divide and Rule
Chapter 5: Becoming a Good Socialist: Youth and Education
Chapter 6: The Planned Economy that Didn’t have a Plan
Chapter 7: Life and Society in East Germany
Chapter 8: The Fall of East Germany
References
Index

Behind the Iron Curtain

A Teacher's Guide to East Germany and Cold War Activities

Cover Image
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Behind the Iron Curtain: A Teacher’s Guide to East Germany and Cold War Activities discusses teaching Cold War activities through an East German perspective. The book is comprised of eight chapters that examine various pedagogical approaches and historical background associated with East Germany’s role throughout the Cold War. Topics in this book include multiple methods of differentiated instruction, the beginnings of East Germany, the creation of the Ministry for State Security, the Berlin Wall, youth and education, a planned economy, life and society of East Germans, and the events that led to the fall of communism. The heart of this book includes eighteen lessons associated with life behind the Iron Curtain.
Details
Details
  • University Press of America
    Pages: 124 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-7618-5932-1 • Paperback • June 2012 • $40.99 • (£35.00)
    978-0-7618-5933-8 • eBook • June 2012 • $38.50 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: History / Europe / Germany, History / United States / 20th Century, Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Social Science, Education / History, History / World
Author
Author
  • Jeffrey M. Byford is associate professor of social studies education at the University of Memphis. He earned his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Byford’s research interest includes Cold War education and curriculum design.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
    List of Figures
    Preface and Introduction
    Acknowledgments
    Chapter 1: Instruction and Planning
    Chapter 2: The Making of the East German State
    Chapter 3: The Enemy from Within: The Formation of the STASI
    Chapter 4: The Berlin Wall: Divide and Rule
    Chapter 5: Becoming a Good Socialist: Youth and Education
    Chapter 6: The Planned Economy that Didn’t have a Plan
    Chapter 7: Life and Society in East Germany
    Chapter 8: The Fall of East Germany
    References
    Index

ALSO AVAILABLE

  • Cover image for the book A Concise History of Nazi Germany, Fifth Edition
  • Cover image for the book War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941
  • Cover image for the book 1939: The Alliance That Never Was and the Coming of World War II
  • Cover image for the book Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games
  • Cover image for the book Fulda Gap: Battlefield of the Cold War Alliances
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Germany, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book The Flight and Fall of the Eagle: A History of Medieval Germany 800–1648
  • Cover image for the book Our Only Hope: Eddie's Holocaust Story and the Weisz Family Correspondence
  • Cover image for the book The German Peasants' War
  • Cover image for the book Germany in the Modern World: A New History, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Interrogation Nation: Refugees and Spies in Cold War Germany
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Berlin
  • Cover image for the book The Weimar Moment: Liberalism, Political Theology, and Law
  • Cover image for the book Berlin, the Mother of All Research Universities: 1860–1918
  • Cover image for the book Confronting Hitler: German Social Democrats in Defense of the Weimar Republic, 1929-1933
  • Cover image for the book Wild Socialism: Workers Councils in Revolutionary Berlin, 1918-21
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of German Cinema
  • Cover image for the book Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant
  • Cover image for the book Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia
  • Cover image for the book The Party's Over: The End of the Welfare State Boom in Western Europe
  • Cover image for the book German and Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Modern Era
  • Cover image for the book German Scholars in Exile: New Studies in Intellectual History
  • Cover image for the book A History of the German Public Pension System: Continuity amid Change
  • Cover image for the book From Crusade to Hazard: The Denazification of Bremen Germany
  • Cover image for the book Germany, Poland, and the Danzig Question, 1937–1939
  • Cover image for the book Metternich & German Question: States' Rights and Federal Duties, 1820-1834
  • Cover image for the book United City, Divided Memories?: Cold War Legacies in Contemporary Berlin
  • Cover image for the book The Long Ride of Major Von Schill: A Journey Through German History and Memory
  • Cover image for the book The Road to Democracy in Germany: The Role of State and National Elections, 1946-2011
  • Cover image for the book A Concise History of Nazi Germany, Fifth Edition
  • Cover image for the book War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941
  • Cover image for the book 1939: The Alliance That Never Was and the Coming of World War II
  • Cover image for the book Munich 1972: Tragedy, Terror, and Triumph at the Olympic Games
  • Cover image for the book Fulda Gap: Battlefield of the Cold War Alliances
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Contemporary Germany, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book The Flight and Fall of the Eagle: A History of Medieval Germany 800–1648
  • Cover image for the book Our Only Hope: Eddie's Holocaust Story and the Weisz Family Correspondence
  • Cover image for the book The German Peasants' War
  • Cover image for the book Germany in the Modern World: A New History, Second Edition
  • Cover image for the book Interrogation Nation: Refugees and Spies in Cold War Germany
  • Cover image for the book Historical Dictionary of Berlin
  • Cover image for the book The Weimar Moment: Liberalism, Political Theology, and Law
  • Cover image for the book Berlin, the Mother of All Research Universities: 1860–1918
  • Cover image for the book Confronting Hitler: German Social Democrats in Defense of the Weimar Republic, 1929-1933
  • Cover image for the book Wild Socialism: Workers Councils in Revolutionary Berlin, 1918-21
  • Cover image for the book The A to Z of German Cinema
  • Cover image for the book Hitler and Abductive Logic: The Strategy of a Tyrant
  • Cover image for the book Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia
  • Cover image for the book The Party's Over: The End of the Welfare State Boom in Western Europe
  • Cover image for the book German and Austrian-German Historical Thought in the Modern Era
  • Cover image for the book German Scholars in Exile: New Studies in Intellectual History
  • Cover image for the book A History of the German Public Pension System: Continuity amid Change
  • Cover image for the book From Crusade to Hazard: The Denazification of Bremen Germany
  • Cover image for the book Germany, Poland, and the Danzig Question, 1937–1939
  • Cover image for the book Metternich & German Question: States' Rights and Federal Duties, 1820-1834
  • Cover image for the book United City, Divided Memories?: Cold War Legacies in Contemporary Berlin
  • Cover image for the book The Long Ride of Major Von Schill: A Journey Through German History and Memory
  • Cover image for the book The Road to Democracy in Germany: The Role of State and National Elections, 1946-2011
facebook icon twitter icon instagram icon linked in icon NEWSLETTERS
ABOUT US
  • Mission Statement
  • Employment
  • Privacy
  • Accessibility Statement
CONTACT
  • Company Directory
  • Publicity and Media Queries
  • Rights and Permissions
  • Textbook Resource Center
AUTHOR RESOURCES
  • Royalty Contact
  • Production Guidelines
  • Manuscript Submissions
ORDERING INFORMATION
  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • National Book Network
  • Ingram Publisher Services UK
  • Special Sales
  • International Sales
  • eBook Partners
  • Digital Catalogs
IMPRINTS
  • Rowman & Littlefield
  • Lexington Books
  • Hamilton Books
  • Applause Books
  • Amadeus Press
  • Backbeat Books
  • Bernan
  • Hal Leonard Books
  • Limelight Editions
  • Co-Publishing Partners
  • Globe Pequot
  • Down East Books
  • Falcon Guides
  • Gooseberry Patch
  • Lyons Press
  • Muddy Boots
  • Pineapple Press
  • TwoDot Books
  • Stackpole Books
PARTNERS
  • American Alliance of Museums
  • American Association for State and Local History
  • Brookings Institution Press
  • Center for Strategic & International Studies
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
  • Fortress Press
  • The Foundation for Critical Thinking
  • Lehigh University Press
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Other Partners...