The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 2 February 2017
- ISBN 9780198779414
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages672 pages
- Size 244x170x33 mm
- Weight 1130 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 black & white illustration 0
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Short description:
Draws on documentation released since the fall of the Soviet Union to offer a global history of communism in the twentieth century.
MoreLong description:
The impact of Communism on the twentieth century was massive, equal to that of the two world wars. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, historians knew relatively little about the secretive world of communist states and parties. Since then, the opening of state, party, and diplomatic archives of the former Eastern Bloc has released a flood of new documentation. The thirty-five essays in this Handbook, written by an international team of scholars, draw on this new material to offer a global history of communism in the twentieth century.
In contrast to many histories that concentrate on the Soviet Union, The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism is genuinely global in its coverage, paying particular attention to the Chinese Revolution. It is 'global', too, in the sense that the essays seek to integrate history 'from above' and 'from below', to trace the complex mediations between state and society, and to explore the social and cultural as well as the political and economic realities that shaped the lives of citizens fated to live under communist rule. The essays reflect on the similarities and differences between communist states in order to situate them in their socio-political and cultural contexts and to capture their changing nature over time. Where appropriate, they also reflect on how the fortunes of international communism were shaped by the wider economic, political, and cultural forces of the capitalist world. The Handbook provides an informative introduction for those new to the field and a comprehensive overview of the current state of scholarship for those seeking to deepen their understanding.
a valuable place to begin a study of communism and also an expert guide for those seeking to deepen their knowledge of this global phenomenon of the twentieth century.
Table of Contents:
Introduction: Towards a Global History of Communism
PART I: IDEOLOGY
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels on Communism
Lenin and Bolshevism
Stalin and Stalinism
Mao and Maoism
PART 2: GLOBAL MOMENTS
1919
1936
1956
1968
1989
PART 3: GLOBAL COMMUNISM
The Comintern
Communism in Eastern Europe
Communism in China
Communism in Southeast Asia
Communism in Latin America
Communism in the Islamic World
Communism in Africa
PART 4: COMMUNIST POLITIES AND ECONOMIES
Political and Economic Relations between Communist States
Averting Armageddon: The Communist Peace Movement, 1948-1956
The Cult of Personality and Symbolic Politics
Communist Revolution and Political Terror
Popular Opinion under Communist Regimes
Communism and Economic Modernization
Collectivization and Famine
The Politics of Plenty: Consumerism in Communist Societies
PART 5: COMMUNISM AND SOCIAL RELATIONS
The Life of a Communist Militant
Rural Life
Workers under Communism: Romance and Reality
Communism and Women
Privilege and Inequality in Communist Society
Nation-Making and National Conflict under Communism
PART 6: COMMUNISM AND CULTURE
Cultural Revolution
Communism and the Artistic Intelligentsia
Popular Culture
Religion under Communism
Sport under Communism
