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Elena Agarossi - Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War - 9780804774321 - V9780804774321
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Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War

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Description for Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War Hardback. Translation and expansion of: Togliatti e Stalin; published in Italian in 1997 and updated in 2007. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.

Stalin and Togliatti reveals the dependence of the Italian Communist Party on Soviet decisionmaking in the early Cold War and the willingness of Stalin to sacrifice the interests of the Italian Communist Party to Soviet foreign interests. It explores the connection between the domestic Italian politics and the international affairs during the final phases of the Second World War and in the first years of the Cold War.

The authors employ previously classified documents in Russian and Italian archives, including reports to Stalin on the virtually daily meetings of Palmiro Togliatti, head of the Italian Communist Party, with Soviet diplomats. ... Read more

Stalin and Togliatti is a translation and expansion of a prizewinning book published in Italian in 1997 and updated in 2007.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
Series
Cold War International History Project
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804774321
SKU
V9780804774321
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Elena Agarossi
Elena Agarossi is Professor of Contemporary History at the Scuola Superiore di Pubblica Amministrazione in Rome and member of the Wilson Center European Alumni Association. Victor Zaslavsky, who died late in 2009, was Professor of Political Sociology at the Free International University for Social Sciences in Rome.

Reviews for Stalin and Togliatti: Italy and the Origins of the Cold War
"The book's merits include putting the Italian story fully within the context of the Cold War, describing in detail the behind-the-scenes maneuvering to mask Palmiro Togliatti's true intentions, clarifying questions of Italian communist policy that have been debated in the past, and illustrating Antonio Gramsci's cultural 'hegemony' in action."—Spencer Scala, Slavic Review "The revision and translation of a much-debated study ... Read more

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