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Lenin, Stalin and Hitler

The Age of Social Catastrophe

Robert Gellately

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English
Pimlico
01 October 2008
A major work of 20th-century history by one of the world's foremost authorities on this period.

Between 1914 and 1945 European society was in almost continuous upheaval, enduring two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust and the rise and fall of the Third Reich. In his remarkably ambitious and powerful narrative, historian Robert Gellately argues that these tragedies are all inextricably linked and that to consider them as discrete events is to misunderstand their entire genesis and character.

Crucially, Gellately makes clear how previous studies comparing the Soviet and Nazi dictatorships are fatally flawed by neglecting the importance of Lenin in the unfolding drama and, in his rejection of the myth of the 'good' Lenin, creates a ground-breaking account of all three dictatorships. Teh result is a monumental work of history.
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Imprint:   Pimlico
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 38mm
Weight:   532g
ISBN:   9780712603577
ISBN 10:   0712603573
Pages:   720
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Recommended Age:   From 0 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Robert Gellately is the Earl Ray Beck Professor of History at Florida State University and recently was the Bertelsmann Visiting Professor of Twentieth Century Jewish Politics and History at Oxford University. He is the author of The Gestapo and German Society: Enforcing Racial Policy, 1933--1945 and Backing Hitler: Consent and Coercion in Nazi Germany. He lives in Tallahassee, Florida.

Reviews for Lenin, Stalin and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe

Approachable... The book is strong in highlighting the almost unbelieveable terror and utterly ruthless assault on humanity in both regimes -- Ian Kershaw * BBC History Magazine * Gellately sets a high standard... Lucid prose and vivid examples make the book admirably accessible to non-specialists... it also engages expertly in one of hte most closely fought historiographical battles of past decades, the Historikerstreit * The Economist * A book that is both sensible and sophisticated, scholarly and very readable -- Simon Sebag Montefiore


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