Stalin's World: Dictating the Soviet Order de Davies, Sarah; Harris, James - 2014-10-14

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2014. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 340 pages, hardcover. Drawing on recently declassified material from Stalin's personal archives, comes this analysis on the way Stalin interpreted and envisioned his world. Mild rubbing to boards. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy. Record # 951642

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". xv, 340pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Drawing on recently declassified material from Stalin's personal archive in Moscow, this is the first attempt by scholars to systematically analyze the way Stalin interpreted and envisioned his world—both the Soviet system he was trying to build and its wider international context. Since Stalin rarely left his offices and perceived the world largely through the prism of verbal and written reports, meetings, articles, letters, and books, a comprehensive analysis of these materials provides a unique and valuable opportunity to study his way of thinking and his interaction with the outside world. Comparing the materials that Stalin read from week to week with the decisions that he subsequently shaped, Sarah Davies and James Harris show not only how Stalin… Leer más

Yale University Press. Used - Like New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. Drawing on declassified material from Stalin's personal archive, this book analyzes how Stalin saw his world - both the Soviet system he was trying to build and its wider international context.