| Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe Contributor(s): Apor, Péter (Editor), Horváth, Sándor (Editor), Mark, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783087234 ISBN-13: 9781783087235 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Modern - 20th Century - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 327.124 |
| LCCN: 2018411885 |
| Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.59 lbs) 376 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The collection of essays in Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe addresses institutions that develop the concept of collaboration, and examines the function, social representation and history of secret police archives and institutes of national memory that create these histories of collaboration. The essays provide a comparative account of collaboration/participation across differing categories of collaborators and different social milieux throughout East-Central Europe. They also demonstrate how secret police files can be used to produce more subtle social and cultural histories of the socialist dictatorships. By interrogating the ways in which post-socialist cultures produce the idea of, and knowledge about, "collaborators," the contributing authors provide a nuanced historical conception of "collaboration," expanding the concept toward broader frameworks of cooperation and political participation to facilitate a better understanding of Eastern European communist regimes. |