{"product_id":"the-communist-experience-in-the-twentieth-century-a-global-history-through-sources","title":"The Communist Experience in the Twentieth Century: A Global History through Sources","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing a source-based approach  The Communist Experience in the Twentieth Century is the first text designed to help students  general readers  and scholars understand how people constructed Communist ways of life around the world. Taking a global approach  it extends beyond Russia and Eastern Europe to examine the lives of people in China  Korea  Vietnam  Cambodia  Kyrgyzstan  Algeria  Peru  Cuba  and elsewhere. The book provides an inside look at the Communist experience  where people were--sometimes simultaneously so--enthusiasts  reshapers  resisters  and victims of an ideological project that was (and  for some  still is) both humanitys darkest nightmare and brightest hope. Since the collapse of Communist regimes beginning in 1989  vital questions--about how people subjectively experienced Communism  helped to shape it  and constructed an idea of \"self\" in such restrictive environments--have not lost their political significance. In fact  just the opposite holds true. The opening of many formerly closed Communist archives has given scholars the opportunity to research the political significance that the construction of the self had across Communist regimes  polities  and movements. Incorporating the latest scholarship  The Communist Experience in the Twentieth Century includes previously unavailable documents  such as diaries and letters  which are now accessible as a result of the archival revolution. A photo essay  \"Everyday Life and Everyday Things under Socialism  1945-1989 \" uses visual evidence to explore everyday life across the Communist civilizations. A locator map at the beginning of each chapter identifies the places associated with each of the sources  and a chronology provides a comparative timeline for Communist and world history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964953882677,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195366905","price":36.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195366907.jpg?v=1770485613","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-communist-experience-in-the-twentieth-century-a-global-history-through-sources","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}