{"product_id":"the-firm-the-inside-story-of-the-stasi-9780199896578","title":"The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi","description":"Based on previously classified documents and on interviews with former secret police officers and ordinary citizens, \u003cem\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive history of East Germany's secret police, the Stasi, at the grassroots level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFocusing on Gransee and Perleberg, two East German districts located north of Berlin, Gary Bruce reveals how the Stasi monitored small-town East Germany. He paints an eminently human portrait of those involved with this repressive arm of the government, featuring interviews with former officers that uncover a wide array of personalities, from devoted ideologues to reluctant opportunists, most of whom talked frankly about East Germany's obsession with surveillance. Their paths after the collapse of Communism are gripping stories of resurrection and despair, of renewal and demise, of remorse and continued adherence to the movement. The book also sheds much light on the role of the informant, the Stasi's most important tool in these out-of-the-way areas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProviding on-the-ground empirical evidence of how the Stasi operated on a day-to-day basis with ordinary people, this remarkable volume offers an unparalleled picture of life in a totalitarian state.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Bruce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199896578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGary Bruce\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of History at the University of Waterloo and author of \u003cem\u003eResistance with the People: Repression and Resistance in Eastern Germany, 1945-1955\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40652247433331,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":75.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_457eec0f-0060-4f8e-ac28-8aa8d2b46dde.jpg?v=1673016684","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-firm-the-inside-story-of-the-stasi-9780199896578","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}