Der Osten: eine westdeutsche Erfindung

The East has no future as long as it is only understood as a place of origin.

What does it mean to have an East identity imposed on you? An identity that is blamed for the growing societal divide? An identity associated with attributes such as populism, a lack of understanding of democracy, racism, conspiracy theories, and poverty? In his eye-opening book, Dirk Oschmann demonstrates that the West still defines itself as the norm over thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, viewing the East as a deviation. Our media, politics, economy, and science are dominated by West German perspectives. Oschmann incisively examines how this othering harms our society and initiates a long-overdue debate.

Anyone who wants to discuss the accession and its consequences cannot ignore this book. Ingo Schulze.