Stalinism as a Civilization: New Perspectives on Communist Regimes Export

@article{citeulike:5880777, abstract = {A new line of inquiry into the history of communist regimes and the cold war has emerged. Pioneered by Stephen Kotkin and other American historians, it views Stalinism as the defining era of socialism, building a specific anti-capitalist and illiberal modernity that mustered voluntary participation and international legitimacy. This model of Stalinism as a rival civilization, held together by participatory totalitarianism, challenges older research on communist regimes 2013 both revisionist and totalitarian studies. However, the degree of originality of this perspective is questioned here, citing precursors, parallels and contrasts within European research and political science.}, address = {Uppsala University}, author = {Hedin, Astrid}, citeulike-article-id = {5880777}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2004.00006.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/118815096/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1478-9299.2004.00006.x}, issn = {1478-9302}, journal = {Political Studies Review}, keywords = {american\_historians, civilization, cold\_war, communist\_regimes, contrasts, international\_legitimacy, line\_of\_inquiry, modernity, new\_perspectives, originality, parallels, perspective, socialism, stalinism, stephen\_kotkin, totalitarianism, voluntary\_participation}, number = {2}, pages = {166--184}, posted-at = {2009-10-03 14:03:02}, priority = {0}, title = {Stalinism as a Civilization: New Perspectives on Communist Regimes}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2004.00006.x}, volume = {2}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5880777 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5880777 N2 - A new line of inquiry into the history of communist regimes and the cold war has emerged. Pioneered by Stephen Kotkin and other American historians, it views Stalinism as the defining era of socialism, building a specific anti-capitalist and illiberal modernity that mustered voluntary participation and international legitimacy. This model of Stalinism as a rival civilization, held together by participatory totalitarianism, challenges older research on communist regimes 2013 both revisionist and totalitarian studies. However, the degree of originality of this perspective is questioned here, citing precursors, parallels and contrasts within European research and political science. IS - 2 JF - Political Studies Review SN - 1478-9302 AD - Uppsala University EP - 184 TI - Stalinism as a Civilization: New Perspectives on Communist Regimes VL - 2 SP - 166 KW - american_historians KW - civilization KW - cold_war KW - communist_regimes KW - contrasts KW - international_legitimacy KW - line_of_inquiry KW - modernity KW - new_perspectives KW - originality KW - parallels KW - perspective KW - socialism KW - stalinism KW - stephen_kotkin KW - totalitarianism KW - voluntary_participation AU - Hedin, Astrid PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1478-9299.2004.00006.x ER -