{"product_id":"a-war-made-in-russia-9781509558391","title":"A War Made in Russia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this timely and incisive book, Sergei Medvedev argues that Russia’s war in Ukraine was not merely a whim of Putin’s obsession: rather, it was the result of two decades of authoritarian degradation and post-imperial ressentiment, a culmination of Putin’s regime and of Russia’s entire imperial history.  Building on his prize-winning book \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Russian Leviathan\u003c\/i\u003e, Medvedev argues that it was not only Putin that started this war, but Russia itself, which, by and large, has imagined and embraced it with enthusiasm, seeking to relive its own military glory and colonial past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Medvedev represents the best of the Russian critical tradition.  His clear writing and creative analysis stand out amidst the muddle of twenty-first-century writing about Russia. He has been right all along and he is right again in this book.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Snyder, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘In an ocean of recently published books on Putin and Putin’s Russia, Medvedev’s illuminating work stands on its own with its focus on Russia’s Putin: Putin as an embodiment of Russia’s national idea.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvan Krastev, Centre for Liberal Strategies, Sofia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘Brilliant’\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictor Sebestyen, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The outstanding clarity of Medvedev’s thought and style places him in the front rank of Russian-born critics of Putin.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The passionate Medvedev is the one to read for those who would like to sign up for a crusade’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Fitzpatrick, \u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘convincing’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoney Week\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A searing, deeply disturbing book that shows how violent the country has become’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Sebestyen, \u003ci\u003eThe Oldie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Method in this Madness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Anatomy of Violence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The State Came After the Body\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Back to 1937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Final Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      People as ‘The New Oil’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Zoos of Terror\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Generator of Entropy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Memory Crusad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Kolyma by the Kremlin \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Memorial to Russian Resentment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Thus Spake Zhirinovsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Offering Made to the Ninth of May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      A Long Farewell to Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e Part III. The War Nation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Zombie Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e      Revenge of the Underground Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Z Virus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Russia Inside Out\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      Mobilization as Russian Fate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Age of the Sledgehammer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e War as a National Idea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      The Unfinished Work of 1945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409564705111,"sku":"9781509558391","price":37.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509558391.jpg?v=1730507253","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-war-made-in-russia-9781509558391","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}