Publisher:Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2021.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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
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