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- Book Title
- Security Empire
- Title
- Security Empire
- EAN
- 9780300242577
- ISBN
- 9780300242577
- Release Date
- 08/11/2020
- Release Year
- 2020
- Subtitle
- The Secret Police in Communist Eastern Europe
- ISBN-10
- 0300242573
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Law & Politics
- Subject
- Europe / Eastern, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Security (National & International)
- Subject Area
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Publication Name
- Security Empire : the Secret Police in Communist Eastern Europe
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Series
- Yale-Hoover Series on Authoritarian Regimes Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Item Weight
- 24.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
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A compelling examination of the establishment of the secret police in Communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Eastern Germany This book examines the history of early secret police forces in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany in the aftermath of the Second World War. Molly Pucci delves into the ways their origins diverged from the original Soviet model based on differing interpretations of communism and local histories. She also illuminates the difference between veteran agents who fought in foreign wars and younger, more radical agents who combatted "enemies of communism" in the Stalinist terror in Eastern Europe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300242573
ISBN-13
9780300242577
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038253126
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Security Empire : the Secret Police in Communist Eastern Europe
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Europe / Eastern, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, Security (National & International)
Publication Year
2020
Series
Yale-Hoover Series on Authoritarian Regimes Ser.
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Item Weight
24.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2019-950957
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Hv8224
Reviews
Winner of the Kulczycki Book Prize for Polish Studies, sponsored by ASEEES Shortlisted for the Witold Pilecki International Book Award, Academic History Book category, sponsored by the Pilecki Institute " Security Empire presents an original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi "This extraordinary book, extensively researched in three languages, shows how different secret police organizations arose in communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. A tour de force!"--Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File, " Security Empire presents a original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park, " Security Empire presents a original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi "This extraordinary book, extensively researched in three languages, shows how different secret police organizations arose in communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. A tour de force!"--Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File, "Offers an impressive comparison of not only the development of secret security agencies in Eastern Europe, but also the consolidation of communist power."--Klára Pinerová, Journal of East Central European Studies Winner of the Kulczycki Book Prize for Polish Studies, sponsored by ASEEES Shortlisted for the Witold Pilecki International Book Award, Academic History Book category, sponsored by the Pilecki Institute Co-recipient of the 2021 Oskar Halecki Polish History Award, sponsored by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America Honorable Mention from the Women's Forum Prize, sponsored by the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies Winner of The Polly Corrigan Book Prize, sponsored by The King's Intelligence and Security Group, Intelligence and National Security (INS, Taylor & Francis), and the Women in Intelligence Network (WIN). " Security Empire presents an original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi "This extraordinary book, extensively researched in three languages, shows how different secret police organizations arose in communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. A tour de force!"--Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File, " Security Empire presents a original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi, "Offers an impressive comparison of not only the development of secret security agencies in Eastern Europe, but also the consolidation of communist power."--Klára Pinerová, Journal of East Central European Studies Winner of the Kulczycki Book Prize for Polish Studies, sponsored by ASEEES Shortlisted for the Witold Pilecki International Book Award, Academic History Book category, sponsored by the Pilecki Institute Co-recipient of the 2021 Oskar Halecki Polish History Award, sponsored by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America " Security Empire presents an original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi "This extraordinary book, extensively researched in three languages, shows how different secret police organizations arose in communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. A tour de force!"--Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File, Winner of the Kulczycki Book Prize for Polish Studies, sponsored by ASEEES Shortlisted for the Witold Pilecki International Book Award, Academic History Book category, sponsored by the Pilecki Institute Co-recipient of the 2021 Oskar Halecki Polish History Award, sponsored by the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America " Security Empire presents an original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi "This extraordinary book, extensively researched in three languages, shows how different secret police organizations arose in communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. A tour de force!"--Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File, " Security Empire presents a original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University, " Security Empire presents an original and compelling picture of the Communist secret police. The book has neither heroes nor villains but instead reveals the very real people, with their attendant strengths, faults, and foibles, behind the mysterious and supposedly omniscient secret police." -- Melissa Feinberg, Rutgers University "Molly Pucci has managed the remarkable feat of choosing one of the most prominent topics in the field, and then producing a synoptic, cross-national account of the scope and scale that scholars and students have needed for decades, but that no one has dared (or been willing to put in the time) to produce."-- Piotr H. Kosicki, University of Maryland at College Park "In this wonderfully original and deeply researched book Molly Pucci offers a subtle comparison of state-building in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and eastern Germany in the post-war years, concentrating on the vital role of the secret police."--Steve Smith, Oxford University "Based on a dizzying array of sources and languages and infused with the very words of former secret police agents, Molly Pucci's erudite account of three East European security services in the aftermath of World War II will long be the scholarly benchmark."--Gary Bruce, author of The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi "This extraordinary book, extensively researched in three languages, shows how different secret police organizations arose in communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany. A tour de force!"--Katherine Verdery, My Life as a Spy: Investigations in a Secret Police File
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Item was advertised. Price average for the model. Packaging was a little let down as flat rate envelope used but box inside was completely crushed. Fortunately the plastic sprues were narrow so no major breaks. Shipping while a plus for being included was weirdly long. Ordered the same kit from the same seller 16 days later, arrived within two weeks. This one, ordered before the second kit arrived 6.5 weeks later. Not sure how that happened.
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Price was average, shipping included and fairly quick for crossing a few oceans. Only drawback was flat bubble packing completely crushed the model box. Luckily, as far as I can tell the plastic sprue parts are narrow and didn't seem to have major damage. They just need to be a little safer on packing. Otherwise good.
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I unfortunately have not watched it yet, because I wasn't paying attention that the item was region locked to the UK--my fault, not the seller. My bluray player is a US version. I have a region-free PS3 hidden away in a closet and would have to break it out to watch this movie. I don't think it ever got a US release on bluray so I'm just glad to have a copy. But the item itself was delivered on time and in great condition, so good on this seller!