Khrushchev / Geoffrey Swain.
Khrushchev / Geoffrey Swain.
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London ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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G 2015/4783
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English
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Physical content
vi, 232 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Becoming a Party Apparatchik -- 1894-1929 -- 2. Stalin's Favourite, 1929-1941 -- 3. Questioning Stalin, 1941-1953 -- 4. Dethroning Stalin, 1953-19565. -- Ousting Stalinists -- 6. Constructing Communism at Home, 1958-627. -- Confronting Capitalism -- 8. The Refo...
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Publisher
London ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"This concise, approachable introduction to Khrushchev explores the innovative theme of Khrushchev as reformer, arguing that the 'bumbling' nature of those reforms only partly reflected Khrushchev's uncertainty about how to act. Swain provides a cogent account of Khrushchev's political career and of his wider role in Soviet and world politics"-- Pr...
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Khrushchev / Geoffrey Swain.
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European history in perspective.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2015/4783
Record Identifier
74VKzvaL08DA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzvaL08DA
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ISBN
1137335491 paperback
9781137335500 hardback
1137335505 hardback
9781137335494 paperback
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947.0852092
MMS ID
991023398339702626
