Sheila Fitzpatrick is Bernadotte E. Schmitt Professor in History at the University of Chicago
Stalinism is a provocative addition to the current debates related to the history of the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union. Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together the newest and the most exciting work by young Russian, American and European scholars, as well as some of the seminal articles that have influenced them, in an attempt to reassess this contentious subject in the light of new data and new theoretical approaches.
The articles are contextualized by a thorough introduction to the totalitarian/revisionist arguments and post-revisionist developments. Eschewing an exclusively high-political focus, the book draws together work on class, identity, consumption culture, and agency. Stalinist terror and nationalities policy are reappraised in the light of new archival findings. Stalinism offers a nuanced navigation of an emotive and misrepresented chapter of the Russian past.
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Hugely popular topic
Very distinguished editor - probably the most important scholar in field in the US
Cultural dimension of Stalinism is covered and this makes the book unique among the competition
Contains lots of new (post 1989) material from Russia
Most other books on subject are single authored - this collection represents the state of scholarship.
Part I: Social identities Part II: Private and public practices Part III: Consumption and civilization Part IV: Varieties of terror Part V: Nationality as status
Contributors: Sheila Fitzpatrick, Sarah Davies, Jochen Hellbeck, Vladimir A. Kozlov, Alexei Kojevnikov, Julie Hessler, Vadim Volkov, Lewis H. Siegelbaum, James R. Harris, Paul Hagenloh, Yuri Slezkine, Terry Martin
'Superb and meticulous scholarship makes this ... a particularly exciting set of essays ... innovative and fascinating. Unreservedly recommended.' - The Lecturer
'In terms both of the selection of the contributions and the provision of contextualizing information, this volume is a model of its kind, which should prove immensely valuable not only for students but also for practitioners in the field of Soviet history.' - Maureen Perrie,
Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together work by young Russian, American and European scholars, as well as some of the seminal articles that have influenced them, in an attempt to reassess the contentious subject of Stalinism in the light of new data and new theoretical approaches.
Stalinism is a provocative addition to the current debates related to the history of the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union. Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together the newest and the most exciting work by young Russian, American and European scholars, as well as some of the seminal articles that have influenced them, in an attempt to reassess this contentious subject in the light of new data and new theoretical approaches.
The articles are contextualized by a thorough introduction to the totalitarian/revisionist arguments and post-revisionist developments. Eschewing an exclusively high-political focus, the book draws together work on class, identity, consumption culture, and agency. Stalinist terror and nationalities policy are reappraised in the light of new archival findings.
Stalinism offers a nuanced navigation of an emotive and misrepresented chapter of the Russian past.
Part I: Social identities Part II: Private and public practices Part III: Consumption and civilization Part IV: Varieties of terror Part V: Nationality as status
Contributors:
Sheila Fitzpatrick, Sarah Davies, Jochen Hellbeck, Vladimir A. Kozlov, Alexei Kojevnikov, Julie Hessler, Vadim Volkov, Lewis H. Siegelbaum, James R. Harris, Paul Hagenloh, Yuri Slezkine, Terry Martin
'Superb and meticulous scholarship makes this ... a particularly exciting set of essays ... innovative and fascinating. Unreservedly recommended.' -
The Lecturer'In terms both of the selection of the contributions and the provision of contextualizing information, this volume is a model of its kind, which should prove immensely valuable not only for students but also for practitioners in the field of Soviet history.' -
Maureen Perrie,
Über den Autor
Sheila Fitzpatrick is Bernadotte E. Schmitt Professor in History at the University of Chicago
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Social identities Part II: Private and public practices Part III: Consumption and civilization Part IV: Varieties of terror Part V: Nationality as status
Contributors: Sheila Fitzpatrick, Sarah Davies, Jochen Hellbeck, Vladimir A. Kozlov, Alexei Kojevnikov, Julie Hessler, Vadim Volkov, Lewis H. Siegelbaum, James R. Harris, Paul Hagenloh, Yuri Slezkine, Terry Martin
Klappentext
Stalinism is a provocative addition to the current debates related to the history of the Stalinist period of the Soviet Union. Sheila Fitzpatrick has collected together the newest and the most exciting work by young Russian, American and European scholars, as well as some of the seminal articles that have influenced them, in an attempt to reassess this contentious subject in the light of new data and new theoretical approaches.
The articles are contextualized by a thorough introduction to the totalitarian/revisionist arguments and post-revisionist developments. Eschewing an exclusively high-political focus, the book draws together work on class, identity, consumption culture, and agency. Stalinist terror and nationalities policy are reappraised in the light of new archival findings. Stalinism offers a nuanced navigation of an emotive and misrepresented chapter of the Russian past.
