1st Edition
The Stasi Files Unveiled Guilt and Compliance in a Unified Germany
By Barbara Miller
Copyright 2004
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
166 Pages
by
Routledge
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In 1992 the massive files of East Germany's infamous Ministry for State Security, the Stasi, were made publicly available and thousands of former East Germans began to confront their contents. Finally it was possible for ordinary citizens to ascertain who had worked for the Stasi, either on a full-time basis or as an "unofficial employee," the Stasi's term for an informer. The revelations from... Read more
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
Biography
Barbara Miller
