{"product_id":"stalin-a-new-history-hardback-9780521851046","title":"Stalin; A New History (Hardback) 9780521851046","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStalin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA New History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this 2005 study, leading international experts challenge many assumptions about Stalin from his early life to the Cold War years.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah Davies (Edited by), James Harris (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521851046, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 September 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e310 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 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\"the book will be of interest and value for students of Russian history.\" -The NYMAS Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe figure of Joseph Stalin has always provoked heated and often polarized debate. The recent declassification of a substantial portion of Stalin's archive has made possible this fundamental new assessment of the Soviet leader. In this groundbreaking 2005 study, leading international experts challenge many assumptions about Stalin from his early life in Georgia to the Cold War years with contributions ranging across the political, economic, social, cultural, ideological and international history of the Stalin era. The volume provides a deeper understanding of the nature of Stalin's power and of the role of ideas in his politics, presenting a more complex and nuanced image of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. This study is without precedent in the field of Russian history and will prove invaluable reading for students of Stalin and Stalinism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Joseph Stalin: power and ideas Sarah Davies and James Harris\u003cbr\u003e 2. Stalin as Georgian: the formative years Alfred Rieber\u003cbr\u003e 3. Stalin as commissar for nationalities affairs, 1918–22  Jeremy Smith\u003cbr\u003e 4. Stalin as General Secretary: the appointments process and the nature of Stalin's power James Harris\u003cbr\u003e 5. Stalin as 'Prime Minister': power and the Politburo J. Arch Getty\u003cbr\u003e 6. Stalin as dictator: the personalisation of power Oleg Khlevniuk\u003cbr\u003e 7. Stalin as economic policy-maker: Soviet agriculture, 1931–6 R. W. Davies\u003cbr\u003e 8. Stalin as foreign policy-maker: avoiding war, 1927–53 Alfred Rieber\u003cbr\u003e 9. Stalin as Marxist: the western roots of Stalin's Russification of Marxism Erik van Ree\u003cbr\u003e 10. Stalin as Bolshevik Romantic: ideology and mobilisation, 1917–39 David Priestland\u003cbr\u003e 11. Stalin as patron of cinema: creating Soviet mass culture, 1932–6 Sarah Davies\u003cbr\u003e 12. Stalin as producer: the Moscow show trials and the construction of mortal threats William Chase\u003cbr\u003e 13. Stalin as symbol: a case study of the personality cult and its construction David Brandenberger\u003cbr\u003e 14. Stalin as the Coryphaeus of science: ideology and knowledge in the postwar years Ethan Pollock.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Second World War [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Second World War\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Second%20World%20War%20%5BHBWQ%5D%22\"\u003eHBWQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], 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":46265246581016,"sku":"9780521851046","price":65.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521851046i.jpg?v=1692020935","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/stalin-a-new-history-hardback-9780521851046","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}