The Stasi: Myth and Reality
Author:   Mike Dennis ,  Norman Laporte
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138142633


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 March 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mike Dennis ,  Norman Laporte
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138142633


ISBN 10:   1138142638
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 March 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction. I. THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EAST GERMAN SECURITY SERVICE, 1945-71. 1.From Weimar Republic to GDR. 2.The Ministry of State Security, 1950-71. II. THE SWORD AND THE COMPASS. 3. The party and its Sword. 4. The Security Colossus. 5.Political Justice in Dictatorship. III. THE FIRM AND ITS SERVANTS. 6. Serving the Cause - the Officer Class. 7. Mielke's Unofficial Collaborators. IV. HUNTING FOR THE ENEMY. 8.Monitor and firefighter.

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'illuminating, well structured and lucid study... His impressive and useful book will be essential reading for students and scholars of the GDR for many years to come.' European History Quarterly


Author Information

Mike Dennis is Professor of Modern History at the University of Wolverhampton. Among his main publications are The German Democratic Republic; Social and Economic Modernization in Eastern Germany: From Honecker to Kohl and The Rise and Fall of the German Democratic Republic 1945-1990.

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