In 1992 the massive files of East Germany's infamous Ministry for State Security, the Stasi, were made publicly available and thousands of former East Germans began to confront their contents
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Introduction: beginnings of a societal debate, 1 'A completely normal biography'? 2 The recruitment process: a work of art, 3 On motivation, 4 Between theory and practice: a day in the life of a Stasi informer, 5 'If only I had known': breaking the bond, 6 Politicians as informers, 7 Justice and the law, 8 The guilt continuum: defining degrees of conformity and resistance 9 Looking back , 10 Re-acquisition of biography, 11 Impact and implications of an extraordinary legacy