{"product_id":"stalin-and-togliatti-italy-and-the-origins-of-the-cold-war-hardcover","title":"Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElena Agarossi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor Zaslavsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalin and Togliatti\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the dependence of the Italian Communist Party on Soviet decisionmaking in the early Cold War and the willingness of Stalin to sacrifice the interests of the Italian Communist Party to Soviet foreign interests. It explores the connection between the domestic Italian politics and the international affairs during the final phases of the Second World War and in the first years of the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors employ previously classified documents in Russian and Italian archives, including reports to Stalin on the virtually daily meetings of Palmiro Togliatti, head of the Italian Communist Party, with Soviet diplomats. This recent, post-revisionist scholarship underscores the role of Stalin's ambitions and their incompatibility with liberal-democratic systems in the development of the Cold War. Stalin and Togliatti come out as shrewd politicians, implacable enemies of the capitalist West, yet acutely aware of the limits of their power. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalin and Togliatti\u003c\/i\u003e is a translation and expansion of a prizewinning book published in Italian in 1997 and updated in 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElena Agarossi is Professor of Contemporary History at the Scuola Superiore di Pubblica Amministrazione in Rome and member of the Wilson Center European Alumni Association. Victor Zaslavsky, who died late in 2009, was Professor of Political Sociology at the Free International University for Social Sciences in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748744954144,"sku":"9780804774321","price":128.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a730d41aa0a9e42bbfe1f27752c99114.webp?v=1779915095","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/stalin-and-togliatti-italy-and-the-origins-of-the-cold-war-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}