The essays in this collection explore the social "construction" of the Russian peasantry in the period between Emancipation and Collectivization, and the impact of these constructions on Tsarist and Bolshevik agrarian policy. The international group of authors represent different currents in the historical, sociological and geographical investigations of the East European peasantry and draw upon both the insights of cultural studies and recently available archival materials to throw new light on the relationship between peasantry and other classes. In the first section the way in which different social classes understood the peasantry is discussed in relation to religion and the Orthodox Church, peasant handicraft production and other forms of labor, agrarian development and migration. The second section is devoted to the formulation and execution of agrarian policies.

Transforming Peasants: Society, State and the Peasantry, 1861-1930 : Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

History

pol World Congress for Central and East European Studies 1995 Warsaw

Russia

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Eleven papers explore such areas as a new framework for analyzing totalitarianism, Trotsky and the Duma, Lenin's conception of revolution as civil war, Soviet economists in opposition and overseas, and history and literature in contemporary Russia. The conference was the first of the series held in eastern Europe, so contributors from the region are better represented than in previous years. Several thematic volumes are emerging from the conference. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Regime and Society in Twentieth Century Russia: Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

This book presents a broad cross-section of thinking about post-communist developments in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Specialists from the region and the west apply their insight to challenge some conventional views on the transition. The book is both diverse and focused, suggesting that the experience of democratization is an open-ended process in which those involved learn both from their own experience and from comparative transitions elsewhere.

The Experience of Democratization in Eastern Europe: Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

Presenting 16 selected papers drawn from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies held in Warsaw in August 1995, addressing an array of topics including new data on the Revolutionary Communist Party from the Saratov and Central Communist Party archives; Stalinism in post-Soviet historical writing; work and leisure among textile workers in Soviet Russia; and activist women in the 1930s. Contributors include international scholars of political science, Russian history, East-West studies, and modern history, as well as Russian researchers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Politics and Society Under the Bolsheviks: Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

Kevin McDermott

Since the collapse of communism in central Europe and the former USSR, different countries in the region have adopted quite diverse approaches to transition. Some were quick to commit to rapid reforms, while others encountered severe political and economic obstacles. This book analyzes the issues which characterize the early transition phase. A selection of country studies explore the implications of the old system for the course of postcommunist reform, the nature of the former USSR, and shock therapy versus gradualism as alternative reform strategies.

Systemic Change in Post-Communist Economies: Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

Business & Money

Paul G. Hare

Economics

This selection of papers was first presented in August 1995, and was developed further at a conference held at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, in April 1996. The primarily Eastern European scholars who have contributed to this volume discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Stalinist project for Poland, between 1945 and 1956. Their articles, many of which are based on newly opened archival materials, explore topics such as the building of a one-party state, the ways Polish peasants responded to Stalinism, the social protests and political crisis of 1956, and the reactions of Polish leaders to the Hungarian Revolution and its suppression. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Stalinism in Poland, 1944-1956: Selected Papers from the Fifth World Congress of Central and East European Studies, Warsaw, 1995

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by pol World Congress for Central and East European Studies 1995 Warsaw. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.