{"product_id":"2940170214044","title":"Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt began with a handful of East Berlin teens who heard the Sex Pistols on a British military radio broadcast to troops in West Berlin in 1980, and it ended with the collapse of the East German dictatorship. Punk rock was a life-changing discovery. The buzz-saw guitars, the messed-up clothing and hair, the rejection of society and the DIY approach to building a new one: In their gray surroundings, where everyone's future was preordained by some communist apparatchik, punk represented a revolutionary philosophyamp;mdash;quite literally, as it turned out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the East German punks became more numerous, more visible, and more rebellious, security forcesamp;mdash;including the dreaded secret police, the Stasiamp;mdash;targeted them. They were spied on by friends and even members of their own families; they were expelled from schools and jobs; they were beaten by police and imprisoned. Instead of backing down, the punks fought back, playing an indispensable role in the underground movements that helped bring down the Berlin Wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of East German punk rock is about much more than music; it is a story of extraordinary bravery in the face of one of the most oppressive regimes in history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098351124720,"sku":"2940170214044","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170214044_p0.jpg?v=1763705287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170214044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}