Judge thy neighbor : denunciations in the Spanish Inquisition, Romanov Russia, and Nazi Germany / Patrick Bergemann.

Author: Bergemann, Patrick, author.

ImprintNew York : Columbia University Press, [2019]

Descriptionx, 276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Note:A theory of denunciation -- The Spanish Inquisition -- Romanov Russia -- Nazi Germany -- Denunciations: present and future.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index.

Note:From the Spanish Inquisition to Nazi Germany to the United States today, ordinary people have often chosen to turn in their neighbors to the authorities. In Judge Thy Neighbor, Patrick Bergemann provides a theoretical framework for understanding the motives for denunciations in terms of institutional structures and incentives.

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