{"product_id":"what-was-soviet-ideology-a-theoretical-inquiry-9781666937374","title":"What Was Soviet Ideology?: A Theoretical Inquiry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the Soviet Union loudly proclaimed to be an ideological state, its scholars have rarely scrutinized their ideology as a concept. Instead, they have treated it as a self-evident fact, and proceeded to deliberate the importance of the Marxist-Leninist creed in social life or political decision-making. In the context of the Cold War, such theoretical neglect was exacerbated by political investments that often outweighed—and deformed—intellectual priorities. This has left us today with a notion that is both worn out and opaque, over-used but under-thought. In What Was Soviet Ideology? Petre Petrov stakes a new theoretical ground beyond prevalent misconceptions, ready-made definitions, and popular stereotypes. Drawing on continental philosophy and critical theory, this book presents ideology as a dynamic form with its own inner dialectic. In this dialectic, the Soviet ideological regime, as it solidified during the Stalinist period, figures as an original moment, a sui generis phenomenon. Petrov argues that Soviet ideology should not be seen as a member of an existing species, but as a qualitative transformation of the species, ideology, and itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: What Makes Ideology Ideological?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Three Logics of Ideology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Ontological Truth of Ideology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Production of Ideology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The Show of Civilization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: The Economy of Tokens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042035204439,"sku":"9781666937374","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781666937374.jpg?v=1750952725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/what-was-soviet-ideology-a-theoretical-inquiry-9781666937374","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}