Judge Thy Neighbor: Denunciations in the Spanish Inquisition, Romanov Russia, and Nazi Germany

by Patrick Bergemann

Book Overview

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. What motivates citizens to inform on the people next door? In Judge Thy Neighbor, Patrick Bergemann provides a theoretical framework for understanding the motives for denunciations in terms of institutional structures and incentives.

In case studies of societies in which denunciations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231180179
• ISBN13: 9780231180177
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"