Bolshevism, Stalinism and the Comintern Perspectives on Stalinizatio
Bringing together leading authorities and cutting edge scholars, this collection re-examines the defining concepts of Stalinism and the Stalinization odel. The aim of the book is to explore how the common imperatives of a centralized movement w
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Bolshevism, Stalinism and the Comintern Perspectives on Stalinization, 1917–53 Edited by Norman LaPorte, Kevin Morgan and Matthew Worley
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Contents Acknowledgements
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Notes on the Contributors
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Introduction: Stalinization and Communist Historiography Norman LaPorte, Kevin Morgan and Matthew Worley
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The Stalinization of the KPD: Old and New Views Hermann Weber
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Stalinization: Balance Sheet of a Complex Notion Brigitte Studer
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The Central Bodies of the Comintern: Stalinization and Changing Social Composition Peter Huber
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The Impact of ‘Bolshevization’ and ‘Stalinization’ on French and German Communism: A Comparative View Andreas Wirsching
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Paul Levi and the Turning Point of 1921: Bolshevik Emissaries and International Discipline in the Time of Lenin Jean-François Fayet
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‘Kings among their subjects’? Ernst Thälmann, Harry Pollitt and the Leadership Cult as Stalinization Norman LaPorte and Kevin Morgan
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Stalinization and the Communist Party of Italy Aldo Agosti
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The Spanish Civil War and the Rou
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