Stalinism and the politics of mobilization : ideas, power, and terror in inter-war Russia / / David Priestland

• Autore: Priestland David
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (500 p.)
• Disciplina: 947.084/2
• Soggetto topico: Communism - Soviet Union - History
• Soggetto geografico: Soviet Union Politics and government 1917-1936; Soviet Union Politics and government 1936-1953
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [432]-460) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Note on Transliteration and Translation; List of Abbreviations and Glossary; Introduction Ideas and Politics in Bolshevik Russia; 1 Victory and Fragmentation, 1917-1921; 2 The Emergence of Left and Right, 1921-1927; 3 Mobilization and 'Class Struggle', 1928-1930; 4 The Search for Unity and Order, 1930-1935; 5 Mobilization and Terror, 1934-1939; Conclusion: Mobilization and 'Class Struggle' in Communist Politics; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The relationship between ideas and politics in inter-war Russia has long been controversial, and historians have been sharply divided over the influence of Marxism on Stalinist politics. This study presents a reassessment of Bolshevik ideology, and of the ways in which it interacted with other political forces during the period. By analysing the political discourse of the Bolshevik leadership, it shows how differing interpretations of Marxism-Leninism informed contrasting political. and economic strategies. In particular, it traces the emergence of a strategy of mobilization, which was closely
• Titolo autorizzato: Stalinism and the politics of mobilization
• ISBN: 1-281-16398-8; 9786611163983; 0-19-152965-6; 1-4294-8990-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820723803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II