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12. Students, anarchists and Marxists (1925-32)
written by Guillermo Lora, 1922-2009; in A History of the Bolivian Labour Movement 1848–1971, Cambridge Latin American Studies, 27 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1977), 138-168
This book is an abridgement and translation of Guillermo Lora's five-volume history. It deals with the strengthening and radicalisation of Bolivia's organised labour movement, which culminated in the drastic revolutionary changes of the 1950s.
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written by Guillermo Lora, 1922-2009; in A History of the Bolivian Labour Movement 1848–1971, Cambridge Latin American Studies, 27 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1977), 138-168
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This book is an abridgement and translation of Guillermo Lora's five-volume history. It deals with the strengthening and radicalisation of Bolivia's organised labour movement, which culminated in the drastic revolutionary changes of the 1950s.
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Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Contributor
Christine Whitehead, fl. 1977
Author / Creator
Guillermo Lora, 1922-2009
Date Published / Released
1977, 2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Cambridge Latin American Studies
Topic / Theme
Bolivian National Revolution and aftermath, 1952-1985, Communism, Anarchism, Students, Labor and unions, Chaco War, 1932–1935, History, Bolivians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics, Social Revolutions in the Modern World
written by Theda Skocpol, 1947-, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1994, originally published 1994), 366 page(s)
In this collection of essays, Theda Skocpol, author of the award-winning book, States and Social Revolutions (1979), updates her arguments about social revolutions. How are we to understand recent revolutionary upheavals in countries across the globe? Why have social revolutions happened in some countries, but not...
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written by Theda Skocpol, 1947-, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1994, originally published 1994), 366 page(s)
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In this collection of essays, Theda Skocpol, author of the award-winning book, States and Social Revolutions (1979), updates her arguments about social revolutions. How are we to understand recent revolutionary upheavals in countries across the globe? Why have social revolutions happened in some countries, but not in others that seem similar?
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Theda Skocpol, 1947-
Date Published / Released
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Revolutions, Social movements, Social conflict, Sociology, History, Politics & Policy, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994
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[Front matter]
written by Ladislav Holý, 1933-1997; in The Little Czech and the Great Czech Nation: National Identity and the Post-Communist Social Transformation, Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996, originally published 1996), i-xvi
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written by Ladislav Holý, 1933-1997; in The Little Czech and the Great Czech Nation: National Identity and the Post-Communist Social Transformation, Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1996, originally published 1996), i-xvi
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Front/back matter
Author / Creator
Ladislav Holý, 1933-1997
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology
Topic / Theme
Velvet Revolution, 1989, Prague Spring, 1968, Communism, Social movements, Nationalism, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Czechs, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996
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Contemporary China Institute Publications, The Thought of Mao Tse-Tung
written by Stuart R. Schram, 1924-2012, in Contemporary China Institute Publications (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, originally published 1989), 254 page(s)
Professor Schram offers a fascinating and sure-footed analysis of Mao's intellectual itinerary, recognizing the positive value of his thought but underscoring also the irrationality of Mao's Great Leap strategy, and the destructive consequences of the personality cult.
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written by Stuart R. Schram, 1924-2012, in Contemporary China Institute Publications (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, originally published 1989), 254 page(s)
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Professor Schram offers a fascinating and sure-footed analysis of Mao's intellectual itinerary, recognizing the positive value of his thought but underscoring also the irrationality of Mao's Great Leap strategy, and the destructive consequences of the personality cult.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Stuart R. Schram, 1924-2012
Date Published / Released
1989, 1990
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
Contemporary China Institute Publications
Person Discussed
Mao Zedong, 1893-1976
Topic / Theme
Chinese Revolution, 1949 and the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976, Communism, Politics, History, Politics & Policy, Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989
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From Marx to Lenin: An evaluation of Marx's responsibility for Soviet authoritarianism
written by David W. Lovell, 1956- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1984), 253 page(s)
This study is a contribution to the debate concerning the relationship between Marx's project and Soviet society. Lenin, influenced by debates within Social Democracy and by the experience of the Russian revolutionary tradition, used a one-sided interpretation of Marx's work to build and defend a 'transition' whic...
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written by David W. Lovell, 1956- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1984), 253 page(s)
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This study is a contribution to the debate concerning the relationship between Marx's project and Soviet society. Lenin, influenced by debates within Social Democracy and by the experience of the Russian revolutionary tradition, used a one-sided interpretation of Marx's work to build and defend a 'transition' which was fundamentally authoritarian. Marx was not causally responsible for the theoretical foundation of Soviet authoritarianism.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
David W. Lovell, 1956-
Date Published / Released
1984, 2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Person Discussed
Karl Marx, 1818-1883, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924
Topic / Theme
Russian Revolution, 1905 and 1917, Revolutionaries, Communism, Russian Revolution, 1905, History, Politics & Policy, Russians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984
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4 Human rights in East-West relations
written by R. J. Vincent, 1943-1990; in Human Rights and International Relations (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986, originally published 1986)
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written by R. J. Vincent, 1943-1990; in Human Rights and International Relations (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1986, originally published 1986)
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
R. J. Vincent, 1943-1990
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Human rights, International relations, Communism, Cold War, 1945-1989, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Royal Institute of International Affairs 1986
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LSE Monographs in International Studies, The Ethiopian Revolution 1974–1987: A Transformation from an Aristocratic to a Totalitarian Autoc...
written by Andargachew Tiruneh, fl. 1993, in LSE Monographs in International Studies (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1993), 454 page(s)
This book is a comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, dealing with the entire span of the revolutionary government's life. Particular emphasis is placed on effectively isolating and articulating the causes and outcomes of the revolution. The author traces the revolution's roots in the weaknesses of the...
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written by Andargachew Tiruneh, fl. 1993, in LSE Monographs in International Studies (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2004, originally published 1993), 454 page(s)
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This book is a comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, dealing with the entire span of the revolutionary government's life. Particular emphasis is placed on effectively isolating and articulating the causes and outcomes of the revolution. The author traces the revolution's roots in the weaknesses of the autocratic regime of Haile Selassie, examines the formative years of the revolution in the mid-seventies, when the ideology of scienti...
This book is a comprehensive account of the Ethiopian revolution, dealing with the entire span of the revolutionary government's life. Particular emphasis is placed on effectively isolating and articulating the causes and outcomes of the revolution. The author traces the revolution's roots in the weaknesses of the autocratic regime of Haile Selassie, examines the formative years of the revolution in the mid-seventies, when the ideology of scientific socialism was espoused by the ruling military council, and finally charts the consolidation of Mengistu Haile Miriam's power from 1977 to the adoption of a new constitution in 1987. In examining these events, Dr Tiruneh makes extensive use of primary sources written in the national official language. He was also the first Ethiopian nation to write a book on this subject. This book is thus a unique account of a fascinating period, capturing the mood of the revolution as never before, yet firmly grounded in scholarship.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Andargachew Tiruneh, fl. 1993
Date Published / Released
1993, 2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
LSE Monographs in International Studies
Person Discussed
Mengistu Haile Mariam, 1937-, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975
Topic / Theme
Revolutions, Totalitarianism, Ethiopian Civil War, 1974-1991, History, Politics & Policy, Ethiopians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993
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Marxism in Russia: Key Documents 1879–1906
edited by Neil Harding, fl. 1984 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1983), 432 page(s)
This book is a documentary record of the statements and debates that defined the formative period of a movement that has affected modern politics and history more than any other. It is generally acknowledged that not only were the theoretical problems faced by Russian Marxists during this period more complex than...
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edited by Neil Harding, fl. 1984 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1983), 432 page(s)
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This book is a documentary record of the statements and debates that defined the formative period of a movement that has affected modern politics and history more than any other. It is generally acknowledged that not only were the theoretical problems faced by Russian Marxists during this period more complex than those encountered elsewhere but that they also brought to the resolution of these problems an originality and intellectual rigour secon...
This book is a documentary record of the statements and debates that defined the formative period of a movement that has affected modern politics and history more than any other. It is generally acknowledged that not only were the theoretical problems faced by Russian Marxists during this period more complex than those encountered elsewhere but that they also brought to the resolution of these problems an originality and intellectual rigour second to none in the Marxist tradition. As predominantly a movement of intellectuals during these years they achieved a level of articulation and sophistication unsurpassed in the literature of Marxism, and that makes them such a rewarding subject of study. Plekhanov, Akselrod, Lenin, Struve, Martov, Trotsky, Luxemburg and Kautsky all feature in both celebrated and little-known texts alongside anonymous pamphleteers and writers of resolutions, editorials, flysheets and programmes.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
General reference book
Contributor
Neil Harding, fl. 1984, Richard Taylor, fl. 1983
Date Published / Released
1983, 2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Russian Revolution, 1905 and 1917, Communism, Working-classes, Socialism, History, Politics & Policy, Russians, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983
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The Marxist Conception of Ideology: A Critical Essay
written by Martin Seliger, 1914-2001 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1977, originally published 1977), 245 page(s)
A comprehensive and systematic account of the ways in which Marx and Engels and their immediate followers made use of the conception of ideology. 'The author's scholarship is immense. He has included an amazing range of writings in the scope of a short book and taken the reader on a guided tour de force through th...
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written by Martin Seliger, 1914-2001 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1977, originally published 1977), 245 page(s)
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A comprehensive and systematic account of the ways in which Marx and Engels and their immediate followers made use of the conception of ideology. 'The author's scholarship is immense. He has included an amazing range of writings in the scope of a short book and taken the reader on a guided tour de force through the murky forests of the literature about ideology and Marxism, both original and critical.' Z. A. Pelczynski, The Times
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Martin Seliger, 1914-2001
Date Published / Released
1977
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Person Discussed
Friedrich Engels, 1820-1895, Karl Marx, 1818-1883
Topic / Theme
Revolution and Protest context, Communism, Political theory, Socialism, History, Sociology, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977
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Revolution and the People in Russia and China: A Comparative History
written by S. A. Smith, fl. 2008 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 259 page(s)
A unique account of how the experience of capitalist modernity changed the social identities of peasants who left their villages to settle in St Petersburg and Shanghai. Steve Smith explores how the changes in migrants' social identities contributed to the processes that culminated in Communist revolution in Russi...
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written by S. A. Smith, fl. 2008 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 2008), 259 page(s)
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A unique account of how the experience of capitalist modernity changed the social identities of peasants who left their villages to settle in St Petersburg and Shanghai. Steve Smith explores how the changes in migrants' social identities contributed to the processes that culminated in Communist revolution in Russia and China.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
S. A. Smith, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic / Theme
Chinese Revolution, 1949 and the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976, Russian Revolution, 1905 and 1917, Revolutions, Politics & Policy, History, Russians, Chinese, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2008 Cambridge University Press
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