The Oxford Handbook of the History of Communism

by S.A. Smith

Book Overview

The impact of Communism on the twentieth century was massive, equal to that of the two world wars. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, historians knew relatively little about the secretive world of communist states and parties. Since then, the opening of state, party, and diplomatic archives of the former Eastern Bloc has released a flood of new documentation. The thirty-five essays in this Handbook, written by an international team of scholars,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198779410
• ISBN13: 9780198779414
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"