Among the most influential social forces of the 20th century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Lenin. This collection includes four of his most significant works, "The Development of Capitalism in Russia," "Imperi…
Among the most influential social forces of the 20th century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political, and economic underpinnings developed by Lenin. This collection includes four of his most significant works, The Development of Capitalism in Russia, Imperiali…
Among the most influential political and social forces of the 20th century, modern communism rests firmly on philosophical, political and economic underpinnings developed by Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, later known as Lenin. In this volume, comprising the four works generally consid…
Examines the 1917 Russian Revolution, including Lenin's rise to power, the killing of the Romanovs, and the famine of 1921
Examines the 1917 Russian Revolution, including Lenin's rise to power, the killing of the Romanovs, and the famine of 1921.
In Lenin and the Logic of Hegemony, by means of a careful textual and contextual analysis of the writings of Lenin and his Marxist contemporaries, Alan Shandro traces the contours of the '(anti- ) metaphysical event' identified by Gramsci in Lenin's political practice and theory…
In Lenin and the Logic of Hegemony Alan Shandro traces the emergence of the concept of hegemony in Lenin's engagement with the concrete characteristics of the class struggle in Russia and thereby clarifies how the concept works.
Introduction: Policing, social order, and repression under Stalin -- A new kind of class war -- Police and social disorder -- A Soviet gendarmerie -- Informants, surveillance, and prophylactic policing -- Cataloging the population -- The campaigns against marginals -- Policing j…
"This is one of the first books to emphasize the importance of social order repression by Stalin's Soviet regime in contrast to the traditional emphasis of historians on political repression. Based on extensive examination of new archival materials David R. Shearer finds that mo…
