Description
Explores the creation of a Eurasian bloc of Communist nations after World War II, and the influence of Communist movements.
About the Author
Norman Naimark taught at Boston University and was a Fellow of the Russian Research Center at Harvard University, Massachusetts, before moving to Stanford University, California, in 1988. At Stanford, he chaired the History Department, was Director of the Russian and East European Center, and directed a series of International Affairs organizations and programs. Previous works include The History of the 'Proletariat' (1979); Terrorists and Social Democrats (1983); The Russians in Germany (1997); Fires of Hatred (2002); Stalin's Genocides (2011); and, most recently, Genocide; A World History (2017). He is presently working on a book about Stalin's policies in Europe after World War II. Silvio Pons is Professor of Contemporary History at the Universita degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata'. He is the President of the Gramsci Foundation in Rome and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Cold War Studies. Recent publications include Stalin and the Inevitable War (2014); A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Communism (2010) and The Global Revolution. A History of International Communism (2014). He has extensively researched and written on the Cold War, the Soviet Union, European Communism, and global Communism. Sophie Quinn-Judge is the author of Ho Chi Minh: The Missing Years (2002) and the forthcoming, The Third Force in Vietnam: The Elusive Search for Peace. She was Associate Professor of History and Associate Director of the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture and Society at Temple University before retiring in 2015.
Book Information
ISBN 9781107590014
Author Norman Naimark
Format Paperback
Page Count 700
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1200g
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 153mm * 33mm