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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David Priestland (, Fellow and Tutor in Modern History, St Edmund Hall, Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.737kg ISBN: 9780199245130ISBN 10: 0199245134 Pages: 512 Publication Date: 01 February 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations and Glossary Introduction: Ideas and Politics in Bolshevic Russia 1: Victory and Fragmentation, 1917-1921 2: The Emergence of Left and Right, 1921-1927 3: Mobilization and 'Class Struggle', 1928-1930 4: The Search for Unity and Order, 1930-1935 5: Mobilization and Terror, 1934-1939 Conclusion: Mobilization and 'Class Struggle'in Communist Politics BibliographyReviews`...one of the most thoughtful, balanced, perceptive and up to date accounts of the inner workings of Stalin's leadership in its first decade.' Europe-Asia Studies David Priestland's book is a contribution to the academic study of the history of the USSR, and in particular the origins of the 1930s terror. It is distinguished by the attempt to take seriously the political ideas of the Stalinists and their connection to, and partial divergence from, the ideas of the Bolsheviks after the revolution. It is this, as well as the wealth of documentation on the book-especially of political turns within the regime-that makes it worth reading. * Mike Macnair, Weekly Worker, issue 736 * This book's careful and intelligent discussion of key issues in the existing historiography ... is extremely well done, offers highly interesting new perspectives...an original and challenging interpretation of the Stalinist Terror. * Miriam Dobson The English Historical Review * This book's careful and intelligent discussion of key issues in the existing historiography ... is extremely well done, offers highly interesting new perspectives...an original and challenging interpretation of the Stalinist Terror. Miriam Dobson The English Historical Review David Priestland's book is a contribution to the academic study of the history of the USSR, and in particular the origins of the 1930s terror. It is distinguished by the attempt to take seriously the political ideas of the Stalinists and their connection to, and partial divergence from, the ideas of the Bolsheviks after the revolution. It is this, as well as the wealth of documentation on the book-especially of political turns within the regime-that makes it worth reading. Mike Macnair, Weekly Worker, issue 736 `...one of the most thoughtful, balanced, perceptive and up to date accounts of the inner workings of Stalin's leadership in its first decade.' Europe-Asia Studies Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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