Miller, Barbara.
Narratives of Guilt and Compliance in Unified Germany : Stasi Informers and Their Impact on Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages) - Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative Ser. . - Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative Ser. .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: beginnings of a societal debate -- 1 'A completely normal biography'? -- 2 The recruitment process: a work of art -- 3 On motivation -- 4 Between theory and practice: a day in the life of a Stasi informer -- 5 'If only I had known': breaking the bond -- 6 Politicians as informers -- 7 Justice and the law -- 8 The guilt continuum: defining degrees of conformity and resistance -- 9 Looking back -- 10 Re-acquisition of biography -- 11 Impact and implications of an extraordinary legacy -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Analysing Stasi files and interviews with one time informers, the author examines the confrontation with this legacy in united Germany. She discusses the daily machinations of the state and the motivation and justification of being an informer.
9780203004609
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990-.
Germany (East). -- Ministerium für Staatssicherheit.
Informers -- Germany (East) -- Biography.
Internal security -- Germany (East) -- History.
Electronic books.
HV8210.5.A45 -- M5665 2002eb
943.10870922
Narratives of Guilt and Compliance in Unified Germany : Stasi Informers and Their Impact on Society. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (177 pages) - Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative Ser. . - Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative Ser. .
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: beginnings of a societal debate -- 1 'A completely normal biography'? -- 2 The recruitment process: a work of art -- 3 On motivation -- 4 Between theory and practice: a day in the life of a Stasi informer -- 5 'If only I had known': breaking the bond -- 6 Politicians as informers -- 7 Justice and the law -- 8 The guilt continuum: defining degrees of conformity and resistance -- 9 Looking back -- 10 Re-acquisition of biography -- 11 Impact and implications of an extraordinary legacy -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Analysing Stasi files and interviews with one time informers, the author examines the confrontation with this legacy in united Germany. She discusses the daily machinations of the state and the motivation and justification of being an informer.
9780203004609
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990-.
Germany (East). -- Ministerium für Staatssicherheit.
Informers -- Germany (East) -- Biography.
Internal security -- Germany (East) -- History.
Electronic books.
HV8210.5.A45 -- M5665 2002eb
943.10870922