Download or read book Watching the Watchers written by Henry Thomson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secret police are central actors in dictatorships, yet we know very little about these institutions. Exploring communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe, Henry Thomson opens this black box for the first time. This book will appeal to anyone interested in how authoritarian regimes and their secret police forces work.