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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
A James McAdams |
ISBN: | 0521802083 9780521802086 0521001390 9780521001397 |
OCLC Number: | 44885324 |
Description: | xix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Illustrations -- Preface Note -- Part I. Introduction on Judging the East German Past -- Part II. Criminal Justice: Prosecuting GDR Officials -- Part III. Disqualifying Justice: The Search for Stasi Collaborators -- Part IV. Moral Justice: Assessing the Complete Record of Dictatorship -- Part V. Corrective Justice: Returning Private Property -- Part VI. Conclusion: A Manageable Past? Appendix: The German Court System -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Responsibility: | A. James McAdams. |
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Abstract:
This 2001 book deals with the controversial steps the government of unified Germany has taken to deal with the crimes and human-rights abuses of the former government of Communist East Germany. This was one of the first comprehensive studies on any one country's experiences with the challenge.
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'A clear and well-argued study.' Publishers Weekly 'Well-written with tight analysis, this book should benefit graduate students and scholars of contemporary German affairs.' Choice
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- Justice -- Administration -- Aspect politique -- Allemagne (Est)
- Justice, Administration of.
- Justice, Administration of -- Political aspects.
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- Germany.
- Germany (East)
- Totalitarismus
- Vergangenheitsbewältigung
- Deutschland
- Bijzondere rechtspleging.
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- Duitse hereniging.
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