{"product_id":"revisioning-stalin-and-stalinism-james-ryan-9781350122949","title":"Revisioning Stalin and Stalinism: Complexities, Contradictions, and Controversies","description":"This thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStalinism was an extraordinarily repressive and violent political model, and yet it was led by ideologues committed to a vision of socialism and international harmony. The essays in this volume stress the complex, multi-faceted, and often contradictory nature of Stalin, Stalinism, and Stalinist-style leadership, and. explore the complex picture that emerges. Broadly speaking, three important areas of debate are examined, united by a focus on political leadership: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The key controversies surrounding Stalin's leadership role\u003cbr\u003e* A reconsideration of Stalin and the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e* New perspectives on the cult of personality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevisioning Stalin and Stalinism\u003c\/i\u003e is a crucial volume for all students and scholars of Stalin's Russia and Cold War Europe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350122947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350122949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"James Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43941704728831,"sku":"9781350122949","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2af3ee95-8e85-45f5-9ac2-758fe5350ea1.jpg?v=1681454483","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/revisioning-stalin-and-stalinism-james-ryan-9781350122949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}