Totalitarianism: The Inner History of the Cold War

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1995
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In this pathbreaking work, Abbott Gleason examines the history of totalitarianism as a model for explaining twentieth-century political systems, beginning with the term's inception in Fascist Italy, through its influence as the dominant paradigm in American foreign policy and scholarship during the cold war, to its current significance in political debate and policy worldwide.

Synopsis

In this pathbreaking work, Abbott Gleason examines the history of totalitarianism as a model for explaining twentieth-century political systems, beginning with the term's inception in Fascist Italy, through its influence as the dominant paradigm in American foreign policy and scholarship during the cold war, to its current significance in political debate and policy worldwide.

$136.08

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Published: 01 Jan 1995
ISBN 10: 0195050185
ISBN 13: 9780195050189

Media Reviews

Gleason... has now written a full survey of the shifts in meaning the word 'totalitarianism' has undergone. New York Times Book review A fundamental work that reflects on the history of the past half century ... An essential, fascinating, and thought-provoking work of intellectual history. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Abbott Gleason is a leading scholar of Soviet and Russian history and a contributor to periodicals ranging from The Russian Review to The Atlantic Monthly.