Firm - The Inside Story of the Stasi

Zusatztext The Firm is notable for its high level of knowledge of German research and excellent source material. Gary Bruce's book is one of the finest English-language works on the subject, offering an astute analysis of the Communist repressive apparatus in the post-Stalin era Informationen zum Autor Gary Bruce is Associate Professor of History at the University of Waterloo and author of Resistance with the People: Repression and Resistance in Eastern Germany, 1945-1955. Klappentext The Firm is the first book to trace the history of the Stasi at a district level, the level closest to the population. Based on previously inaccessible secret police files and interviews with former members of the East German security apparatus, it provides an unparalleled picture of life in a totalitarian state. Zusammenfassung The Firm is the first book to trace the history of the Stasi at a district level, the level closest to the population. Based on previously inaccessible secret police files and interviews with former members of the East German security apparatus, it provides an unparalleled picture of life in a totalitarian state. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: In the Service of the Firm: Full-Time Stasi Employees 2: The Candidate: Stasi Informants 3: In the Line of Sight: Stasi Operations Against Residents of Districts Gransee and Perleberg 4: The Stasi in Everyday Life 5: The Downfall Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Gary Bruce, Gary (Associate Professor Bruce, Bruce Gary, Tbd
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2012
• EAN: 9780199896578
• ISBN: 978-0-19-989657-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Oxford Oral History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), East Germany, Ddr, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General