Was the Peasant Uprising a Revolution? The Meanings of a Struggle over the Past
Was the Peasant Uprising a Revolution? The Meanings of a Struggle over the Past
Author(s): E. M. Simmonds-DukeSubject(s): Civil Society, Political history, Social history, Government/Political systems, History of Communism, Sociology of Politics, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Peasant uprising; Soviet Union; Eastern Europe; politics and writing of history; falsifications of the historical truth;
Summary/Abstract: For at least three decades, the relationship between politics and the writing of history in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe has been a subject of interest to historians, political scientists, and others. Recent publications show the continuing strength of this interest. These writings document changes in the degree of ferment within one or another country's historical profession and in how various themes are treated, seeking to relate these to political developments; some contributors then go on to ask whether historical debates reveal evidence that socialism's scholars have some autonomy. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 01/1987
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 187-224
- Page Count: 38
- Language: English
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