Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe by Thomson, Henry
Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe by Thomson, Henry

Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe

Throughout history, dictators have constructed secret police agencies to neutralize rivals and enforce social order. But the...
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Author: Henry Thomson
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Language: English
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Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe by Thomson, Henry

Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe

$196.30
Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe by Thomson, Henry

Watching the Watchers: Communist Elites, the Secret Police and Social Order in Cold War Europe

$196.30
Author: Henry Thomson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Throughout history, dictators have constructed secret police agencies to neutralize rivals and enforce social order. But the same agencies can become disloyal and threatening. This book explores how eight communist regimes in Cold War Europe confronted this dilemma. Divergent strategies caused differences in regimes of repression, with consequences for social order and political stability. Surviving the shock of Josef Stalin's death, elites in East Germany and Romania retained control over the secret police. They grew their coercive institutions to effectively suppress dissent via surveillance and targeted repression. Elsewhere, ruling coalitions were thrown into turmoil after Stalin's death, changing personnel and losing control of the security apparatus. Post-Stalinist transitions led elites to restrict the capacity of the secret police and risk social disorder. Using original empirical analysis that is both rigorous and rich in fascinating detail, Henry Thomson brings new insights into the darkest corners of authoritarian regimes.

Author: Henry Thomson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/29/2024
Pages: 354
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9781009413596
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