The east german handbook:

From artworks, design, and everyday objects to political posters and flags, Stasi equipment, and uniforms: sift through never-before-seen archives in this encyclopedia of socialist East Germany. Based on our XL volume, the most comprehensive overview of GDR visual and material culture to date, this affordable new edition presents the fascinating remnants of a now-vanished world. This special two-language edition comes with texts both in English and German.