Narratives of Guilt and Compliance in Unified Germany : Stasi Informers and Their Impact on Society.

By: Miller, BarbaraMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative SerPublisher: London : Routledge, 1999Copyright date: ©2002Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (177 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203004609Subject(s): Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990- | Germany (East). -- Ministerium für Staatssicherheit | Informers -- Germany (East) -- Biography | Internal security -- Germany (East) -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Narratives of Guilt and Compliance in Unified Germany : Stasi Informers and Their Impact on SocietyDDC classification: 943.10870922 LOC classification: HV8210.5.A45 -- M5665 2002ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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