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Beyond Totalitarianism: Stalinism and Nazism Compared

edited by Sheila Fitzpatrick, 1941- and Michael Geyer, 1947- (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 2008), 550 page(s)

These essays rethink the nature of Stalinism and Nazism and establish a new methodology for viewing their histories that goes well beyond outdated twentieth-century models of totalitarianism, ideology, and personality. They offer a new understanding of the intertwined trajectories of socialism and nationalism in E...

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Cambridge Essential Histories, The Spanish Civil War

written by Stanley G. Payne, 1934-, in Cambridge Essential Histories (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2012, originally published 2012), 286 page(s)

This book is the first general history of the Spanish Civil War to provide a clear and objective account of its origins in Spanish domestic affairs. It treats controversial issues of revolution, counter-revolution, political repressions and foreign intervention and non-intervention, as well as giving a detailed mi...

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Cambridge Latin American Studies, 24, The Cristero Rebellion: The Mexican People Between Church and State 1926–1929

written by Jean A. Meyer, 1942-, in Cambridge Latin American Studies, 24 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2008, originally published 1976), 274 page(s)

The Cristero movement is an essential part of the Mexican Revolution. When in 1926 relations between church and state, old enemies and old partners, eventually broke down, when the Churches closed and the liturgy was suspended, Rome, Washington and Mexico, without ever losing their heads, embarked upon a long game...

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Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics, Social Movements, Political Violence, and the State: A Comparative Analysis of Italy and Germany

written by Donatella Della Porta, 1956-, in Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1995), 290 page(s)

This book presents empirical research on the nature and structure of political violence. While most studies of social movements focus on single - nations, Donatella della Porta uses a comparative research design to analyse movements in two countries - Italy and Germany - from the 1960s to the 1990s.

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Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics, The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism

written by Clifford Bob, 1958-, in Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2005, originally published 2005), 255 page(s)

How do a few Third World political movements become global causes célèbres, while most remain isolated? This book rejects dominant views that needy groups readily gain help from selfless nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Instead, they face a Darwinian struggle for scarce resources where support goes to the s...

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Cambridge Studies in International Relations, No. 14, Peace and War: Armed Conflicts and International Order, 1648–1989

written by Kalevi J. Holsti, 1935-; edited by Steve Smith, 1952-, in Cambridge Studies in International Relations, No. 14 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998, originally published 1991), 402 page(s)

In this book, Professor Holsti approaches the study of the origins of war and the foundations of peace from a distinct perspective. The author identifies the variety of conflict-producing issues and the attitudes of policy makers to the use of force, which have changed over the last 350 years.

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written by Shadi Mokhtari, fl. 2009; in After Abu Ghraib: Exploring Human Rights in America and the Middle East, Cambridge Studies in Law and Society (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), i-xii

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Cambridge Studies in North American Indian History, The American Revolution in Indian Country: Crisis and Diversity in Native American Commu...

written by Colin G. Calloway, 1953-; edited by Neal Salisbury, fl. 1995 and Frederick Hoxie, fl. 1995, in Cambridge Studies in North American Indian History (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2009, originally published 1995), 356 page(s)

This study presents a broad coverage of Indian experiences in the American Revolution rather than Indian participation as allies or enemies. Calloway shows how Native Americans pursued different strategies, endured a variety of experiences, but were bequeathed a common legacy as result of the Revolution.

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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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Gandhi in the West: The Mahatma and the Rise of Radical Protest

written by Sean Scalmer, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2011, originally published 2011), 256 page(s)

Where did the non-violent protests of the 1960s originate from? This book uncovers their history in an earlier generation's intense struggles to understand and emulate the activities of Mahatma Gandhi. It documents these efforts, traces their influence on later events, and contemplates their significance.

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