Not sure if it's too specific, but I am especially interested in books which focus on the political processes which led to these topics, and of the interaction of people with the legal and political systems that arose from them. (e.g., what was it like for both a White and Black American to deal with the police in the Jim Crow era, what difficulties did everyday people face when living under surveillance in East Germany, etc. etc.)
Thank you!
Was doing some unrelated looking at the Stasi and stumbled on this thread from /r/history: https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/6n9o7n/what_are_good_books_in_english_on_the_stasieast/dk88suv/
Happy hunting!