To Make a Village Soviet - Jehovah's Witnesses and the Transformation of a Postwar Ukrainian Borderland

Emily Baran explores why a powerful state singled out Jehovah's Witness farmers for removal from society, arguing that what happened in Bila Tserkva demonstrates both the sheer ambition of state plans for the Sovietization of borderland communities and a minority religious community's enduring resistance to secular, socialist ideals.

Info autore

Emily B. Baran is associate professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University.

Riassunto

Emily Baran explores why a powerful state singled out Jehovah’s Witness farmers for removal from society, arguing that what happened in Bila Tserkva demonstrates both the sheer ambition of state plans for the Sovietization of borderland communities and a minority religious community’s enduring resistance to secular, socialist ideals.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Emily B. Baran
• Editore: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780228010555
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01055-5
• Pagine: 277
• Dimensioni: 151 mm x 228 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 392 g
• Illustrazioni: 4 maps
• Serie: McGill-Queen's Studies in the; McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie