Stalinist Era

Placing Stalinism in its international context, The Stalinist Era explains the origins and consequences of Soviet state intervention and violence.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Prelude to Stalinism; 2. Building socialism (1928-33); 3. Socialism attained (1934-38); 4. The Second World War (1939-45); 5. The postwar years (1946-53); Conclusion.

Info autore

David L. Hoffmann is Distinguished Professor of History at the Ohio State University. He has authored three books on Stalinism, Peasant Metropolis: Social Identities in Moscow, 1929–1941 (1994), Stalinist Values: The Cultural Norms of Soviet Modernity, 1917–1941 (2003), and Cultivating the Masses: Modern State Practices and Soviet Socialism, 1914–1939 (2011), and edited two further books, Russian Modernity: Politics, Knowledge, Practices (2000) and Stalinism: The Essential Readings (2002). He has held fellowships from Harvard University, Cornell University, Stanford University, the Woodrow Wilson Center, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the International Research and Exchanges Board, the Mellon Foundation, and the Social Science Research Council.

Riassunto

Placing Stalinism in its international context, David L. Hoffmann offers a new interpretation of Soviet state intervention and violence. Covering collectivization, industrialization, gender roles, nationality policies, the Gulag, the Second World War, and the Cold War, Hoffmann provides a succinct account of this pivotal period in world history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David L Hoffmann, David L. Hoffmann, David L. (Ohio State University) Hoffmann, Hoffmann David L.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9781107007086
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00708-6
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: New Approaches to European History; New Approaches to European His; New Approaches to European History; New Approaches to European His
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; European History, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union