Narratives of guilt and compliance in unified Germany : Stasi informers and their impact on society / / Barbara Miller

• Autore: Miller Barbara <1969, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 943/.1087/0922
• Soggetto topico: Informers - Germany (East); Internal security - Germany (East) - History
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Politics and government 1990-
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-160) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: beginnings of a societal debate; 'A completely normal biography'?; The recruitment process: a work of art; On motivation; Between theory and practice: a day in the life of a Stasi informer; 'If only I had known': breaking the bond; Politicians as informers; Justice and the law; The guilt continuum: defining degrees of conformity and resistance; Looking back; Re-acquisition of biography; Impact and implications of an extraordinary legacy; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Narratives of guilt and compliance in unified Germany
• ISBN: 1-134-63220-7; 1-134-63221-5; 1-280-33478-9; 0-203-00460-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782953703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative