Dossierveillance, Collaboration, and Fear in Society: The Saga of a Journey Through the Securitate Archives and Beyond
The Saga of a Journey Through the Securitate Archives and Beyond
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This book explores the cultural history of surveillance practices by Romania's secret police during its communist period.
It blends biographical details with historical inquiry.
The book establishes the concepts of psychegraphy, dossierveillance, and the banalization of evil.
It analyzes Securitate archives in the context of communist Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu (1965-89).
It presents a unique account of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes' surveillance practices, extending relevance to fear in current neo-liberal societies.
It blends biographical details with historical inquiry.
The book establishes the concepts of psychegraphy, dossierveillance, and the banalization of evil.
It analyzes Securitate archives in the context of communist Romania under Nicolae Ceauşescu (1965-89).
It presents a unique account of totalitarian and authoritarian regimes' surveillance practices, extending relevance to fear in current neo-liberal societies.
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