{"product_id":"revisioning-stalin-and-stalinism-complexities-contradictions-and-controversies-paperback","title":"Revisioning Stalin and Stalinism: Complexities, Contradictions, and Controversies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStalinism was an extraordinarily repressive and violent political model, and yet it was led by ideologues committed to a vision of socialism and international harmony. The essays in this volume stress the complex, multi-faceted, and often contradictory nature of Stalin, Stalinism, and Stalinist-style leadership, and. explore the complex picture that emerges. Broadly speaking, three important areas of debate are examined, united by a focus on political leadership: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* The key controversies surrounding Stalin's leadership role\u003cbr\u003e* A reconsideration of Stalin and the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e* New perspectives on the cult of personality \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevisioning Stalin and Stalinism\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial volume for all students and scholars of Stalin's Russia and Cold War Europe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Ryan \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Modern European (Russian) History at Cardiff University, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLenin's Terror: The Ideological Origins of Early Soviet State Violence\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and his articles have appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eSlavic Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEurope-Asia Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHistorical Research\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Grant \u003c\/b\u003eis Reader in Modern European History at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePhysical Culture and Sport in Soviet Society \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), and articles in journals such as the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedical History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Russia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780757586208,"sku":"9781350229334","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5ec1c0a222482f4b8638f3c011373ee9.webp?v=1780536319","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/revisioning-stalin-and-stalinism-complexities-contradictions-and-controversies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}