{"product_id":"stakhanovism-and-the-politics-of-productivity-in-the-ussr-1935-1941-hardback-9780521345484","title":"Stakhanovism and the Politics of Productivity in the USSR, 1935–1941 (Hardback) 9780521345484","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStakhanovism and the Politics of Productivity in the USSR, 1935–1941\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a study in English of a major and instructive episode in the history of the Soviet Union.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLewis H. Siegelbaum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521345484, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages, 11 b\/w illus.  14 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...we now need a steady stream of monographs precisely like this one, which eventually will allow us to construct the rich, multi-dimensional evidentiary base necessary to sustain answers to broader interpretative questions.  By this standard, Siegelbaum's book merits strong praise and a wide audience.\"   Peter Hauslohner, Labor History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a study in English of a major and instructive episode in the history of the Soviet Union. The Stakhanovite movement commemorated the mining of 102 tons of coal by Aleksei Stakhanov on August 30–1, 1935, and it was an important symbol by which the state urged workers to achieve greater productivity. As Lewis Siegelbaum demonstrates, Stakhanovism can be used to explore the social relations within Soviet industry at a critical stage in its development. In this sense, Stakhanovism was an important symbol of a shift in official priorities from construction of the means of production via increasing inputs of labor, to intensive use of capital and labor. Siegelbaum argues that Stakhanovism evolved neither as the product of a master plan nor of spontaneity from below. It developed in response to economic and political contingencies, local initiatives and inertia, and the maneuvering of workers and their bosses alike. Through an interpretation of Stakhanovites as models of the New Soviet Man, this book advances a unique contribution to our understanding of Soviet life in the 1930s.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of Russian terms and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Preconditions and precursors: industrial relations 1929–35\u003cbr\u003e 2. From Stakhanov to Stakhanovism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Managers and specialists in the Stakhanovite years\u003cbr\u003e 4. The making of Stakhanovites\u003cbr\u003e 5. Stakhanovites and non-Stakhanovites\u003cbr\u003e 6. Stakhanovites in the cultural mythology of the 1930s\u003cbr\u003e 7. From the Great Purges to the Great Patriotic War: the decline of Stakhanovism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Selected bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913190269208,"sku":"9780521345484","price":92.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521345484i_e5f91d70-477e-4d2c-9c0c-f4f49474cbd3.jpg?v=1691375512","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stakhanovism-and-the-politics-of-productivity-in-the-ussr-1935-1941-hardback-9780521345484","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}