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- catalog abstract ""Over the past decade, no moden democracy has taken more aggressive steps to come to terms with a legacy of dictatorship than has the Federal Republic of Germany with the crimes and injustices of communist East Germany. In this book, A. James McAdams provides a comprehensive and engaging examination of the four most prominent instances of this policy: criminal trials for the killings at the Berlin Wall, the disqualification of administrative personnel for secret police ties, parliamentary truth-telling commissions, and the restitution of private property. On the basis of extensive research and interviews in Bonn and Berlin over the 1990s, McAdams gives new insight into the difficulties faced by German politicians, judges, bureaucrats, and public officials in their attempt to pass judgment on the affairs of another state. He argues provocatively that the success of their policies must be measured in terms of their ability to use East German history to justify their actions."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12066751.
- catalog coverage "Germany (East) Politics and government.".
- catalog coverage "Germany History Unification, 1990.".
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Over the past decade, no moden democracy has taken more aggressive steps to come to terms with a legacy of dictatorship than has the Federal Republic of Germany with the crimes and injustices of communist East Germany. In this book, A. James McAdams provides a comprehensive and engaging examination of the four most prominent instances of this policy: criminal trials for the killings at the Berlin Wall, the disqualification of administrative personnel for secret police ties, parliamentary truth-telling commissions, and the restitution of private property. On the basis of extensive research and interviews in Bonn and Berlin over the 1990s, McAdams gives new insight into the difficulties faced by German politicians, judges, bureaucrats, and public officials in their attempt to pass judgment on the affairs of another state. He argues provocatively that the success of their policies must be measured in terms of their ability to use East German history to justify their actions."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 244 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0521001390 (pbk.)".
- catalog identifier "0521802083".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Germany (East) Politics and government.".
- catalog spatial "Germany (East)".
- catalog spatial "Germany History Unification, 1990.".
- catalog spatial "Germany.".
- catalog subject "943.08 21".
- catalog subject "DD290.29 .M49 2001".
- catalog subject "Justice, Administration of Germany (East)".
- catalog subject "Justice, Administration of Political aspects Germany (East)".
- catalog subject "Justice, Administration of Political aspects Germany.".
- catalog subject "Restitution and indemnification claims (1933- ) Germany (East)".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "Judging the past in unified Germany / A. James McAdams.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".