TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,Alison TI - A state of secrecy: Stasi informers and the culture of surveillance SN - 9781640124851 AV - JN3971 .S738 2021 KW - Germany (East) KW - Ministerium für Staatssicherheit KW - History KW - Informers KW - Authors as spies KW - Intelligence service KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 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; 2; b N2 - A series of five interlaced, in-depth biographical studies from across the spectrum of writers-turned-spies recruited by the Stasi UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2982484&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -