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Securing the communist state : the reconstruction of coercive institutions in the Soviet zone of Germany and Romania, 1944-1948 / Liesbeth van de Grift.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grift, Liesbeth van de, 1978-
- Series:
- Harvard Cold War studies book series.
- The Harvard Cold War studies book series
- Standardized Title:
- Voorwaarts en vergeten. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communism--Germany (East)--History--20th century.
- Communism.
- Communism--Romania--History--20th century.
- Internal security--Germany (East)--History.
- Internal security.
- Internal security--Romania--History--20th century.
- Germany (East)--Politics and government.
- Germany (East).
- Romania--Politics and government--1944-1989.
- Romania.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (203 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In Securing the Communist State, Liesbeth van de Grift provides a new understanding of these organizations using recently disclosed material from the communist archives in Berlin and Bucharest. She reveals how these communist parties gained control over the security apparatus after 1945 in East Central Europe from a transitional justice perspective, focusing on purges and personnel policies. This book shows that the personal break after 1945 was not as radical as is often thought.<br /
- Contents:
- From democracy to dictatorship, 1918-1944
- Postwar reconstruction and transitional politics, 1944-1948
- "Control must rest firmly in our hands" : the reconstruction of the security apparatus in the Soviet zone of occupation
- "A regime, not a government has changed" : the reconstruction of the security apparatus in Romania
- Control versus chaos : the Soviet zone in Germany and Romania compared.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-28866-4
- 1-283-36181-7
- 9786613361813
- 0-7391-7179-8
- OCLC:
- 768082520
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