A state of secrecy : Stasi informers and the culture of surveillance

Lewis, Alison.

A state of secrecy : Stasi informers and the culture of surveillance Alison Lewis - Lincoln : Potomac Books, 2021. ©2021. - 1 online resource (343 pages)

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Recruiting Writers for the Stasi, 1949-1962 -- 2. Handling Informants and Sustaining Motivation, 1962-1972 -- 3. Policing the "Line on Writers" and Living the Secret Life, 1971-1976 -- 4. The Secret War on Political-Ideological Diversion, 1976-1978 -- 5. Simulation and Secret Policing the Underground, 1979-1982 -- 6. The Culture Wars, 1983-1989 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index.

A series of five interlaced, in-depth biographical studies from across the spectrum of writers-turned-spies recruited by the Stasi.

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Intelligence service Informers-Germany Authors as spies Germany (East).



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