Soviet Veterans of the Second World War: A Popular Movement in an Authoritarian Society, 1941-1991
Author:   Mark Edele (Senior Lecturer, History, The University of Western Australia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199237562


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 November 2008
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mark Edele (Senior Lecturer, History, The University of Western Australia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.675kg
ISBN:  

9780199237562


ISBN 10:   0199237565
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   27 November 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chronology Glossary Preface Part I: Reintegration Introduction: Consequences of War 1: The Epic of Return 2: Welcome to Normalcy 3: Becoming a Civilian Part II: Victors and Victims 4: 'A Great Profession' 5: Marked for Life 6: 'Honour to the Victors!' Part III: Movement 7: The Struggle for Organization 8: Entitlement Community Afterword Bibliography Index

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Edele's book is an important contribution to the history of the later Soviet Union, in particular the immediate postwar years. It deepens our understanding of how Soviet state and society interacted and provides critical insights into the development of the veterans' movement. H-Soz-u-Kult Edele's account is destined to help reshape understanding of WWII and the former Soviet Union. Highly recommended. CHOICE Authoritative and engaging Ian D. Thatcher, History A truly superb and highly-recommended account of Soviet veterans of World War II. Jeffrey W. Jones, Slavic Review An original and well researched account...thoroughly written...excellent monograph. Judith Beyer, Europe-Asia Studies A highly original, extremely well researched, and wonderfully articulated account Journal of Modern History A pioneering study... an important contribution to the history of the war, Soviet post-war society, and the way in which social movements functioned in a totalitarian society. Jahrbucher fur Geschichte Osteuropas


Edele's book is an important contribution to the history of the later Soviet Union, in particular the immediate postwar years. It deepens our understanding of how Soviet state and society interacted and provides critical insights into the development of the veterans' movement. H-Soz-u-Kult Edele's account is destined to help reshape understanding of WWII and the former Soviet Union. Highly recommended. CHOICE Authoritative and engaging Ian D. Thatcher, History A truly superb and highly-recommended account of Soviet veterans of World War II. Jeffrey W. Jones, Slavic Review


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Mark Edele studied Russian history at the Universities of Erlangen, Tübingen, and Chicago, and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the University of Western Australia, where he teaches continental European and Russian history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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