TY - BOOK AU - Borneman,John TI - Settling accounts: violence, justice, and accountability in postsocialist Europe SN - 0691016828 AV - HN380.7.A8 U1 - 306.2/0947 PY - 1997/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press KW - Postcommunism KW - Europe Eastern KW - Rule of law KW - Reparation Criminal justice KW - Political crimes and offenses KW - Retribution KW - Social justice KW - Social policy KW - Politics and government KW - 1989 N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Pt. 1. Framing, Comparing, Historicizing. Ch. 1. Framing the Rule of Law in East-Central Europe. Ch. 2. Comparing: Decommunization - Recommunization - Reform? Ch. 3. Historicizing the Rule of Law -- Pt. 2. Ethnography of Criminality. Ch. 4. The Invocation of the Rechtsstaat in East Germany: Governmental and Unification Criminality. Ch. 5. Accountability on Trial -- Pt. 3. Ethnography of Vindication. Ch. 6. Democratic Accountability: Results, Evaluations, Ramifications. Ch. 7. Justice and Dignity: Victims, Vindication, and Accountability -- Pt. 4. Legitimacy. Ch. 8. The Rule of Law and the State: Violence, Justice, and Legitimacy ER -