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Magnetic mountain : Stalinism as a civilization /
This study is the first of its kind: a street-level inside account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. Stephen Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin's decision to transform the predominant...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
1997.
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| Edición: | [Pbk. ed., 1997]. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This study is the first of its kind: a street-level inside account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. Stephen Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin's decision to transform the predominantly agricultural nation into a "country of metal." With unique access to previously untapped archives and interviews, Kotkin forges a vivid and compelling account of the impact of industrialization on a single urban community. Kotkin argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxv, 639 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-608) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520918856 0520918851 0585363560 9780585363561 |