In "Red Autobiographies," Igal Halfin reads admission records to
Soviet Communist party cells in the 1920s for what they reveal
about the politics of self-representation in Bolshevik political
culture. He identifies ways of speaking about oneself as a central
arena of the Soviet revolution's drive for discovering, changing,
and perfecting the self. The study is based on archival sources --
many of which are no longer as freely accessible as they were
during the heydays of the Soviet "archival bonanza" -- in
provincial party archives in Leningrad, Smolensk, and Tomsk. But
the principle merit of this study is Halfin's masterful handling
and interpretation of the sources. As such, the study serves as a
popular "short course" on Halfin's seminal contributions to the
historiographies of Russia, Communism, and modern subjectivity.
Igal Halfin is a professor of modern history in Tel Aviv
University.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Washington Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Donald W. Treadgold Studies on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
February 2011 |
| Authors: |
Igal Halfin
|
| Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| Edition: |
New |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-295-99112-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
European history >
General
Books >
History >
European history >
General
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| LSN: |
0-295-99112-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780295991122 |
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