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Gurfinkel, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville\u003cbr\u003e“Marat Grinberg’s original and engaging study locates the core of Russian-Jewish identity not in a particular language or religious faith, but in a canon of treasured books, both Jewish and non-Jewish, and a practice of reading ‘between the lines.’ Along the way, he offers provocative new interpretations of Soviet and non-Soviet classics alike.” -- Adrian Wanner, Pennsylvania State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf: There’s “there, there”\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: Lion Feuchtwanger – the Soviet Jewish Scripture\u003cbr\u003eChapter Two: The Core: Salvage Fragments\u003cbr\u003eChapter Three: “Translated from Jewish”: Read and Unread\u003cbr\u003eChapter Four: The Bottom Shelf: Between the Lines of “Reactionary” Judaism and Anti-Zionism\u003cbr\u003eChapter Five: Signs of the Times: Yuri Trifonov and the Strugatsky Brothers\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue:  Perestroika and Beyond\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography","brand":"Brandeis University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740873929047,"sku":"9781684581313","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781684581313.jpg?v=1720055888"},{"product_id":"this-day-in-irish-history-from-the-social-media-sensation-thisdayirish-9781788493666","title":"This Day in Irish History: From the social media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou may know all about the Easter Rising and the Good Friday Agreement, but did you know that the hypodermic needle was invented in Tallaght? 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Mulqueen’s book reminds us to always consider the influence of international affairs on domestic politics.'\u003cbr\u003eThomas Leahy, \u003ci\u003eIrish Political Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The 1970s and 80s were challenging times for intellectuals, and the high-water mark of historical revisionism, censorship, and self-censorship. Many historians flattered themselves that they were in the front line of the struggle to defend civilization from the Provisionals and that liberal democracy was more important than academic integrity. 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By doing so, he has added significantly to the literature on the Cold War.'\u003cbr\u003eMichael Cox, \u003ci\u003eCold War History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eAn Alien Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e… is refreshingly welcome and challenges the often-insular view of the Troubles period through consideration of the global context. Mulqueen’s use of the archival sources is superb and the Cold War contextual analysis braces the book and situates it well as a significant contribution to the developing historiography of this period of Irish history.'\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Grant, \u003ci\u003eIrish Historical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'John Mulqueen's fair-minded and well-researched study... carefully examines the evolution of leftist republicanism during the Cold War, against the widespread perception that Marxism was indeed 'an alien ideology' for Ireland... [T]his intriguing book... rightly avoids dismissing or patronising the ultimately misguided and unsuccessful revolutionaries whom it valuably restores to their Cold War context.'\u003cbr\u003eRichard English, \u003ci\u003eDiplomatic History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is an important contribution to our understanding of the Irish left in the Cold War era and John Mulqueen performs a very useful service by researching British and American diplomatic and intelligence sources... [I]t is a welcome addition to... other studies of the Official republican movement.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePadraig Yeates, \u003cem\u003eSaothar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eAn Alien Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating account of how the Cold War helped shape … the Troubles … and demonstrates that a transnational lens should be [used in the study of] the conflict.’ \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEvan Smith, \u003ci\u003eAustralasian Journal of Irish Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[A] balanced and accessible work. [\u003ci\u003eAn Alien Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e] is a welcome addition to the historiography of the Irish left, which, by viewing the momentous tumult in Irish republicanism during the late Cold War period from an international perspective, adds substantially to our knowledge and understanding of it.'\u003cbr\u003e John Cunningham,\u003ci\u003e Twentieth Century Communism \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[\u003ci\u003eAlien Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e] is a very worthwhile [work] of historical research... and its reappearance in paperback format is very much to be welcomed.' \u003cbr\u003e John Kirkcaldy, \u003ci\u003eBooks Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘[W]ell researched and thought-provoking … John Mulqueen has written an important book and has certainly contributed to rendering the Troubles less parochial.' \u003cbr\u003e Jérôme aan de Wiel,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Irish Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This carefully researched and illuminating study broadens our knowledge of the \"Irish Republican left\".' \u003cbr\u003e Stephen Hopkins, \u003ci\u003eLabour History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This is an original and extensive study ... a readable and lively account, illustrated by some well-chosen photographs. The author's own contacts in the Official republican milieu also provided important insights. Anyone interested in the Irish left, and indeed Irish politics more broadly, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s, would benefit from reading this book.' \u003cbr\u003e Brian Hanley, \u003cem\u003eStudia Hibernica\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This paperback version of a work which first appeared in 2019 will make available to a wider audience a remarkable book about Ireland’s position in the Cold War... determined largely by the Troubles... [F]ascinating... easy to read, and the production values are of a high order... by any standard an excellent [study].' Oliver Rafferty, \u003cem\u003eStudies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eI. 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This scholarly work provides not just a vivid chronicle of the Volga and its peoples, but an original perspective on the history of Russia as a whole.”—Maureen Perrie, \u003ci\u003eEuropean History Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hartley does an excellent job of highlighting the many ethnic and religious groups that have lived in the shadows of Russia’s greatest river [and] creates a vivid picture of this region throughout history, and the powerful river that has shaped so many lives.”—Kit Gillet, \u003ci\u003eGeographical\u003c\/i\u003e, “Book of the Month”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hartley treats the reader to captivating stories of conflict, conversion, trade, famine, migration and myth [and] convincingly shows that any understanding of Russian history requires an understanding of the Volga.”—Andy Bruno, \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A lucid and well-researched book.”—Anna Reid, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A work of great range and erudition informed by a deep reading in published and archival sources. 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The book excels in its extensive investigation of high-tension moments in the debate over NATO enlargement. . . . Indispensable for readers interested in history and international relations.”—Maria Papageorgiou, \u003ci\u003eInternational Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Multi-archival, multi-lingual, and multi-level research paired with Sarotte’s gripping narration makes \u003ci\u003eNot One Inch\u003c\/i\u003e a new centrepiece of debate for academics and policymakers alike. . . . 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While austerity was fatal to the legitimacy of communism, democratic politicians could win votes by pushing market discipline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat distinguishes the exceptionally well-researched…\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Broken Promises\u003c\/i\u003e is [Bartel’s] parallel analysis of how the crisis was handled in the democratic West and the authoritarian East, and how it ultimately led to the end of the Cold War and the fall of communism. It is this unified framework, plus its implications for several eminently political events: the break up of the Soviet Union and other Communist federations, the unification of Germany, etc., that represents, in in my opinion, the book’s greatest strength. -- Branko Milanovic * Global Inequality and More 3.0 *\u003cbr\u003eThe best structural account yet of the end of the Cold War, the rise of neoliberalism, and the emergence of the current world order. An elegant work of critical historical analysis, the book is essential reading for those invested in building a better, more equitable future. -- Sean T. Byrnes * Jacobin *\u003cbr\u003eStriking in its hardheaded realism…[A] tremendously sharp work. -- Alex Hochuli * American Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eAs the title of the book suggests, the post–Cold War world would be indelibly marked by a retraction of social democratic commitments. Liberal democracy and neoliberal economies prevailed, according to Bartel, because ‘they were the best political and economic systems for breaking promises.’ -- Andre Pagliarini * New Republic *\u003cbr\u003eWhy did the West win the Cold War? In this powerful new interpretation, Bartel argues that the struggle between democracy and communism was fundamentally a contest over which system of government could best harness industrial modernity to improve the lives of its people…The book’s originality lies in how it weaves together Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s program of reform, known as perestroika, and the conservative economic turn under U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. -- G. John Ikenberry * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eA provocative, incisive, and lucid account of the end of the Cold War and the onset of neoliberalism. -- Melvyn P. Leffler * H-Diplo *\u003cbr\u003eBartel retells the familiar narratives of nuclear and conventional arms control, the collapse of state socialism and Germany’s unification in a context where energy, finance and economic theory played a decisive role. -- John Nilsson-Wright * Global Asia *\u003cbr\u003eChallenging conventional narratives that focus on Reagan’s military-ideological assertiveness or Gorbachev’s openness to reform, the book gives a material and structural explanation of Western victory and Eastern defeat. This makes for fascinating history: finance and energy emerge as silent but vital battlegrounds, unlikely connections—like those between Japanese investors and Hungarian central bankers—come to the fore, and several East-West similarities surprise the reader. -- Max Krahé * Phenomenal World *\u003cbr\u003eHow did the Cold War, which began as a competition to make promises, mutate into a race to break them? And why did the West win? Bartel offers a bold and compelling interpretation that links the history of the Cold War and neoliberalism to dramatic effect. \u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Broken Promises\u003c\/i\u003e will be essential reading. -- Adam Tooze, author of \u003ci\u003eCrashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA pleasure to read with many short stories that illustrate the points being made on a more general level, thus making it more accessible to a broader audience. -- Ludoš Studený * Czech Journal of Contemporary History *\u003cbr\u003eIf the Cold War began with a competition to provide welfare, it ended as both sides imposed austerity and discipline on their populations. Bartel’s brilliantly conceived and researched study renovates our understanding of how and why the Soviet Union was driven toward collapse precisely as the United States, faced with slowdown after the oil shock, moved toward neoliberal governance. Few books explain the makings of our times as well as this thrilling debut. -- Samuel Moyn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Utopia: Human Rights in History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeply significant history of how the way in which the Cold War ended gave rise to the hegemony of neoliberal capitalism. Bartel traces this trajectory through personal narratives from East and West and through deep archival research. His book is a must-read for anyone interested in how the Cold War and its immediate aftermath produced the world we live in today. -- Odd Arne Westad, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cold War: A World History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent work, attractively written, with a powerful argument that carries a large narrative arc from the oil shocks and international monetary confusion of the 1970s to the end of the Cold War. Promises were broken because governments could not meet the expectations of their populations, generated during the postwar economic miracle, about continuously rising incomes. The result was disaffection, but governments’ hands were tied. Well supported by fascinating archival materials, including from the IMF, this is a compelling story. -- Harold James, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Creation and Destruction of Value: The Globalization Cycle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Triumph of Broken Promises\u003c\/i\u003e is a stimulating book: conceptually sophisticated, full of archival finds, and profoundly illuminating of connections between the Cold War's end and neoliberalism's ascent. -- Gary Gerstle, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865495875927,"sku":"9780674976788","price":33.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674976788.jpg?v=1722274242"},{"product_id":"everything-was-forever-until-it-was-no-more-9780691121178","title":"Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoviet socialism was based on paradoxes that were revealed by the peculiar experience of its collapse. Focusing on the transformation of the 1950's at the level of discourse, ideology, language, and ritual, this book traces the emergence of multiple unanticipated meanings, communities, relations, and pursuits that this transformation enabled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2015 Prosvetitel (Enlightener) Book Prize Winner of the 2007 AAASS Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies \"If there is a prize for best title of the year, this book surely deserves it. Alexei Yurchak ... has written an interesting and provocative book about the way young Soviet Russians talked in the Brezhnev period and what they meant by what they said.\"--Sheila Fitzpatrick, London Review of Books \"Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More is an important book... Everything Was Forever provides fresh paradigms that pack a hefty explanatory punch both with regard to its immediate subject matter and beyond. Its publication means that discussions of Soviet life, culture, and literature that rely on the old, rigid binarisms are going to seem instantly dated... [T]his study is a must-read.\"--Harriet Murav, Current Anthropology \"Amidst these prolix transformations in Russian language and civilization, Yurchak's contribution has come in the form of a deep listening.\"--Bruce Grant, Slavic Review \"The strength of Yurchak's study is in its methodological-analytical grasp of the seemingly contradictory nature of everyday existence... Yurchak provides an elegant methodological tool to explore the complex, intersecting and often paradoxical nature of social change.\"--Luahona Ganguly, International Journal of Communication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix  Chapter 1: Late Socialism An Eternal State 1  Chapter 2: Hegemony of Form Stalin's Uncanny Paradigm Shift 36  Chapter 3: Ideology Inside Out Ethics and Poetics 77  Chapter 4: Living \"Vnye\" Deterritorialized Milieus 126  Chapter 5: Imaginary West The Elsewhere of Late Socialism 158  Chapter 6: Tr ue Colors of Communism King Crimson, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd 207  Chapter 7: Dead Irony Necroaesthetics, \"Stiob,\" and the Anekdot 238  Conclusion 282  Bibliography 299  Index 319","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865518125399,"sku":"9780691121178","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"a-history-of-modern-lebanon-9780745332741","title":"A History of Modern Lebanon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning history of Lebanon over five centuries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Puts Lebanon's long war into a context that makes it comprehensible and, perhaps, inevitable. 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