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Totalitarianism on screen : the art and politics of the lives of others /

From its creation in 1950, to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the German Democratic Republic's Ministry for State Security closely monitored its nation's citizens. Known as the Staatssicherheit or Stasi, this organization was regarded as one of the most repressive intelligence agencie...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Scott, Carl Eric (Editor ), Taylor, F. Flagg (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From its creation in 1950, to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the German Democratic Republic's Ministry for State Security closely monitored its nation's citizens. Known as the Staatssicherheit or Stasi, this organization was regarded as one of the most repressive intelligence agencies in the world. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's 2006 film The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) has received international acclaim -- including an Academy Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and multiple German Film Awards -- for its moving portrayal of East German life under the pervasive surveil.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (275 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813144993
081314499X
9781306859509
1306859506
9780813145006
0813145007