Behind the Urals by John Scott
"Students reading Scott have come away with a real appreciation of the hardships under which these workers built Magnitogorsk and of the nearly incredible enthusiasm with which many of them worked." —Ronald Grigor Suny "A genuine grassroots account of Soviet life—a type of book of which there have been far too few." —William Henry Chamberlin, New York Times, 1943 " . . . a rich portrait of daily life under Stalin." —New York Times Book Review General readers, students, and specialists alike will find much of relevance for understanding today's Soviet Union in this new edition of John Scott's vivid exploration of daily life in the formative days of Stalinism.
"Students reading Scott have come away with a real appreciation of the hardships under which these workers built Magnitogorsk and of the nearly incredible enthusiasm with which many of them worked" - Ronald Grigor Suny "A genuine grassroots account of Soviet life- a type of book of which there have been far too few." - William Henry Chamberlin, New York Times, 1943 " ... a rich portrait of daily life under Stalin." - New York Times Book Review
John Scott is a sociology professor at Plymouth University and the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Academician of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences, and an Academician of the British Academy. Conceptualising the Social World and The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis (both 2011, co-edited with Peter Carrington) are two of his most recent publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780253205360 |
| ISBN 10 | 0253205360 |
| Title | Behind the Urals |
| Author | John Scott |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| Year published | 1989-08-22 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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