Stalinism Revisited

The Establishment of Communist Regimes in East-Central Europe
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-963-9776-55-5
Verlag: Amsterdam University Press

Buch, Englisch, 452 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1580 g

Deals with the period of takeover and of 'high Stalinism' in Eastern Europe (1945–1955). These years are considered to be fundamentally characterized by institutional and ideological transfers based upon the premise of radical transformism and of cultural revolution. Both a balance-sheet and a politico-historical synthesis that reflects the archival and thematic novelties which came about in the field of communism studies after 1989.

Contains contributions analyzing various aspects related these topics for each country of the former Soviet bloc (with the exception of Albania). The essays are based on new archival research, some are reassessments of the author's previous research and others are critical appraisals of the specific literature published on issues related to the main topic. A path-breaking comparative framework for interpreting the relationship between late Stalinism and the communist takeovers in former Eastern Europe. A bonus for the volume is that it also provides detailed, sectorial analyses for the Romanian case, something that the field paritcularly lacks.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tismaneanu, Vladimir

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Totalitarismus & Diktaturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction by Vladimir Tismaneanu, Part One: Stalinism Revisited and the Takeover Model, Part Two: The Establishment of Communist Regimes, Part Three: Stalinism and Historiography, Part Four: National or Revolutionary Breakthroughs?, List of Contributors, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Vladimir Tismaneanu is Professor of politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Post-communist Societies at University of Maryland (College Park).