Khrushchev by William Taubman

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Khrushchev by William Taubman

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Summary

Winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Biography and the 2004 National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography. The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. "The book is a gift, as fascinating as it is important."—Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs

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Khrushchev by William Taubman

This is the first comprehensive biography of Khrushchev and the first of any Soviet leader to reflect the full range of sources that have become available since the USSR collapsed. Combining a page-turning historical narrative with penetrating political and psychological analysis, this book brims with the life and excitement of a man whose story personified his era

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William Taubman is the Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Amherst College. His book, Khrushchev: The Man and His Era, won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He is also the author of McNamara at War: A New History and Gorbachev: His Life and Times. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.
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ISBN 13 9780393051445
ISBN 10 0393051447
Title Khrushchev
Author William Taubman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2003-03-04
Number of pages 928
Prizes Winner of National Book Critics Circle Award (Biography/Autobiography) 2003, Winner of Pulitzer Prize (Biography) 2004, Winner of ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2004
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.