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| 09010. ROOSEVELT'S POLICY ON JEWISH REFUGEES. An indepth analysis of the ways in which Franklin D. Roosevelt reacted, or failed to react, to Hitler's policy on Jews from 1938 through World War II. The investigator concludes that Roosevelt's policies in this regard fell far short of moral, social and political imperatives. 20 pages, 28 footnotes, 14 bibliographic sources. | $133 |
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| 08930. THE HOLOCAUST: ANTECEDENTS & EXPLANATIONS. Using Freud's Civilizations and its Discontent as a basis for analysis, this essay looks for possible explanations for the occurrence of the holocaust. Argues that it was a natural outgrowth of nationalism. 5p. 13f. 3b. | $35 |
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| 08929. TERRORISM AND THE I.R.A. The investigation explores the history, objectives, organization, and activities of the IRA. Gives an evaluation of the organization and an appraisal of its future. 7 pages, 16 footnotes, 11 bibliographic sources. | $49 |
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| 08928. "A REPORT ON THE BANALITY OF EVIL: EICHMANN IN JERUSALEM" BY HANNAH ARENDT (A REVIEW OF THE JERUSALEM COURT). A critical review of Hannah Arendt's book, "A Report on the Banality of Evil: Eichmann in Jerusalem," which examines the actions and the arguments of the Jerusalem court in the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. 6 pages, 6 footnotes, l bibliographic source. | $42 |
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| 08814. CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN 1945. A review of the forces behind Canada's emergence as a middle power in the Commonwealth. Focuses on Canada's policy toward Asian nation's at the war's end. 10 pages, 11 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources. | $70 |
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| 08813. COMPARISON OF DEUTSCHER'S THE UNFINISHED REVOLUTION AND VOSLENSKY'S NOMENKLATURA: THE SOVIET RULING CLASS. A summary and analysis of these two scholars' appraisal of the ultimate effectiveness of the Bolshevik Revolution. 5p. 10f. 2b. | $35 |
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| 08713. A WELL-KEPT SECRET: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN ITALY. A favorable analysis and appraisal of the political, economic, social and geographic issues relating to direct investment in Italy. Discusses the major interest groups in Italy's policy process and concludes with a long-range projection for overall investment opportunities in Italy. 8p. 27f. 31b. | $56 |
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| 08584. YUGOSLAVIA: A COUNTRY RISK ANALYSIS. In a non-quantitative analysis, this investigation takes into account internal economic factors, external economic factors, and socio-political factors in assessing the risk involved in a particular company doing business in Yugoslavia. 5p. 1f. 1b. | $35 |
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| 08573. A BRIEF INTERPRETIVE HISTORY OF THE COMINTERN, 1919 TO 1924. A history and analysis of the Comintern, or Communist International, from 1919 to 1924. Considers organizational structure, "right wing" vs. "left wing" communism, and the political shifts from one congress to the next. 15p. 23f. 9b. | $105 |
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| 08532. THE JEWS IN HITLER'S GERMANY, 1933-1941. Argues and supplies evidence for the fact that the plans for the Final Solution were already conceptualized decades before the outbreak of the war. Draws heavily on Hitler's speech and writing. 7 pages, 9 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. | $49 |
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| 08506. BUSINESS CULTURE IN THE U.K. Explores the varied influences of Britain's sociocultural patterns on the U.K.'s overall business environment. Discusses labor-management relations, form of organizational structure, and style of business management. Cultural influences affecting the composition of the labor force, the expression of consumer preferences, the common mode of organizational structure, and the prevailing styles of management are assessed. 20 pages, 48 footnotes in text, 25 bibliographic sources. | $133 |
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| 08394. U.S. -- BRITISH RELATIONS SINCE WWII. An analysis of the ways in which the basic policies of alliance and cooperation between the two countries has changed in the past few decades reflecting the growing dominance of the U.S. as a world power and the conflict between the two countries on Middle East issues. 15p. 16f. 7b. | $105 |
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| 08374. YEARS OF STRUGGLE. Describes the evolution of the Nazi party and Hitler's rise to power between 1920 and 1933. The use of the NDSAP as a revolutionary force is discussed. 5 pages, 5 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. | $35 |
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| 08212. ROLES OF THE MILITARY IN FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. Identifies and discusses three main variables which help explain the present institutional relationship between the military and the governments of France and the U.K. History, ideology, and strategy are all shown to be linked by international and domestic politics. 10p. 14f. 10b. | $70 |
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| 08171. THE YALTA CONFERENCE. The background of the Yalta Conference of the World War II Allies is examined in this study; the influence of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin on the agreements, and the Conference's ultimate effects are all noted. 8 pages, 8 foootnotes, 3 bibliographic sources. | $56 |
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| 08110. WILSON'S FOREIGN POLICY, 1918-1919. An interesting look at Woodrow Wilson's role in the peace treaty negotiations between the Allies and Central European powers; suggests that Wilson failed to place political before personal necessities and ideals. 8 pages, 12 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. | $56 |
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| 07728. GREAT BRITAIN'S BROADCASTING SYSTEMS. A comprehensive examination of Great Britain's major broadcasting systems, including the BBC and independent radio and television networks. The study examines the historical and cocial context of British broadcasting and the history of' radio and television's early efforts. The focus is on the BBC and the professionalism of the government-owned system. 22 pages, 26 footnotes, 21 bibliographic sources. | $133 |
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| 07723. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR OF 1904-1905. A solid analysis of the military tactics employed by the imperial governments of Russia and Japan during their war of 1904-1905. The political consequences of battlefield fortunes are discussed as well. 5 pages, 7 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources. | $35 |
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| 07699. THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY: GRADUAL INTEGRATION IN THE CASE OF FOREIGN POLICY. Scholarly examination of the hypothesis that EEC is gradually becoming more integrated in the case of foreign policy. Includes the institutional arrangements for EEC foreign policy coordination; role of the EEC Commission in foreign ec.onomic and trade negotiations; political cooperation with the U.S. in the oil crisis era; EEC-Arab relations since 1974; the EEC in East-West relations; EEC collective action at the U.N. and other areas. Concludes that while national governments will continue to pursue individual interests, common foreign policymaking efforts have brought about new attitudes and represent significantly greater cooperation if not formal integration. 21p. 50f 13b. | $133 |
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| 07696. THE EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION. Scholarly overview of EPTA, the free trade association joining seven smaller European nations since 1960. History, changes in membership, characteristics of members, institutional structure and resolution of disputes, how EFTA promotes free trade between members, agreements and relations with the EEC and Spain and Yugoslavia, effects of EFTA on member states. EFTA as a model of a realistic international economic organization successful in limited aims. 10p. 22f. 4b. 1 table. | $70 |
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| 07342. RELIGION AND CIVILIZATION IN THE ARAB RESURGENCE OF THE 20TH CENTURY. Interesting study, applying categories of Arnold Toynbee to modern Arab history. Covers Toynbee's analysis of religion as providing social order and individual understanding, Islam's success explained by its ability to meet these needs. Islamic vs. Western views of the confrontation between civilizations in the last 200 years; Arab thinkers as examples of westernization or traditionalism (Al-Afghani, Nuri al-Said, Haj Amin al-Husseini, Nasser); positive and negative views of resurgence of Islamic thought in 1970s; pro-Islamic conclusion. 7 pages, 21 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. | $49 |
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| 07341. THE RISE AND FALL OF SOLIDARITY. Brief but detailed review of the Polish trade union from July 1980 to December 1981, covering communist rule in Poland, genesis of first strikes in July, the Gdansk charter, the threat of Soviet repression, development of Solidarity 80-81, imposition of martial law. Will repression work, or will revolt reemerge? 5p. 17f. 15b. | $35 |
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| 07181. THE HEMOPHILIA OF THE TSAREVITCH ALEXIS. The blood disease of the son of Nicholas II and Alexandra is examined as a cause of the fall of the Romanov Dynasty. Its role in the rise of Rasputin and its effect on Russia's ruling circles are studied. 7 pages, 5 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources. | $49 |
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| 07177. POLAND AND EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONALISM. Poland is seen as the test case of Eastern European nationalism, both in her historical role as a buffer state between Russia and Germany and in her current position as a Soviet satellite struggling for independence. 8p. 6f. 1b. | $56 |
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| 07163. PUBLIC ENTERPRISE AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IN THE FRENCH ECONOMY. Thorough historical overview of business-government relations in France, with special attention to changes under Mitterrand since 1981. History of government influence from 1800s; beginnings of nationalized industry in France; French economic planning; role of the Ministry of Finance; tendencies of French business towards cartels and cooperation; nationalizations under Mitterrand: what they were and how they worked, legal challenges, government interference in the newly nationalized companies. 20p. 36f. 11b. | $133 |
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| 07151. THE HUMAN COSTS OF SOVIET INDUSTRIALIZATION: 1928-1941. Well-argued apology for Soviet mass terror and mass murder, which doesn't admit that anyone actually died from Stalinism, or that Stalin established a mind control system hundreds of times worse than the governmental intrusions of the West which raised the ire of leftists. Finds that capitalist encirclement and kulaks justified collectivization and repression, and that the readiness of the Soviet armies in World War II in the ultimate historical justification of any excesses that may have been committed. 20 pages, 31 footnotes, 10 bibliographic sources. | $133 |
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| 06762. SOCIALIST PARTIES IN FRANCE AND ITALY. This is a descriptive and statistical review of the recent history of the Parti Socialiste and the Italian socialist Party (PSI). Membership composition, decline of the French Socialist, Italian factionalism, and emergence of Mitterand's Party are discussed. 26P. 26f. 11b. | $133 |
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| 06636. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN FRANCE FROM 1947 TO PRESENT. This paper provides a well written outline of the rationale for French economic planning and the effects of her first seven economic plans. The effects of planning on French industry are also examined and the plans of the new Mitterrand government for the French economy are also examined. 11p. 13f. 5b. | $77 |
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| 06584. THE HOLOCAUST. A study of the crisis extremity behavior of the victims of the concetration camps in World War II. The strategy of survivalism is seen as the only possibility the inmates had. 5 pages, 7 footnotes, 3 bibliographic sources. | $35 |
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| 06389. GREAT BRITAIN, RUSSIA, AND THE STRAITS QUESTION, 1914-15. A comprehensive review of the evolution of the Straits Question in Russo-British affairs emphasizing how wartime diplomacy brought about a reversal of the traditional British position on the Straits Question. 22p. 54f. 11b. | $133 |
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| 06384. THE THIRD REICH AND GERMAN HISTORY. A.J.P. Taylor's view that the Third Reich was the only German government that was completely self-imposed is examined in this study. German militarism is seen as attempting to incorporate German-speaking people into the nation from 1815 onward. 12p. 6f. 1b. | $84 |
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| 06252. THE RUSSO-FINNISH WINTER WAR: 1939-40. This paper describes in detail the diplomatic and strategic position of Finland as seen by the USSR. Reviews Russian concern with securing the Baltic region and protecting Leningrad. Considers Finnish attempts to indentify itself with the Scandinavian countries and maintain neutrality. Diplomatic history of negotiations preceding the Winter War of 1939-1940. 19 pages, 16 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources. | $133 |
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| 05747. THE INDIVIDUAL ARTIST AS SOCIAL ANTAGONIST: DOSTOYEVSKI, WILDE, IBSEN AND GIDE. PROPHETS OF YESTERDAY. Gerhard Masur's book is used as a starting point for a cultural history of the 19th century seen through the work of these major writers. Emphasis is placed on the rejection of dominant social values as a theme in the work of all of them. Concepts of nihilism, irrationality and authoritatianism are examined. 14p. 11f. 5b. | $98 |
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| 05422a. THE ITALIAN ECONOMY 1943-1980. This paper provides a review of the Italian economy from World War Two until 1980, documenting the momentous growth from 1951 to 1966. The political and social conflicts of the late 1960s and early 1970s are discussed. KEYWORDS: Italian economy. 11 pages, 15 footnotes, 8 bibliographic sources. | $77 |
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| 05422. IRANIAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS. A survey of relations between the two countries. Includes a historical background, a discussion of recent policy and speculations about the future. Generally favorable to the American-Iranian alliance. Written from the point of view of an Iranian student. 20p. 18f. 9b. | $133 |
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| 05358. ERWIN ROMMEL: MAN AND MYTH. A biography of Rommel documenting the growth of the legends about him and his connections with Hitler. His love of intrigue and planning is noted and it is suggested that this lead to some of the costly failures of the African Campaigns. 12p. 8f. 4b. | $84 |
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| 04813. STALIN BY T.H. RIGBY. A review of a study presenting several viewpoints of the Soviet leader. The early years, Marxist-Leninist ideology, and the cult of personality are discussed in passing. 4p., Of., lb. | $28 |
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| 04716. TITO'S SEPARATE ROAD BY CAMPBELL. Good thorough book review and summary of this book on Yugoslavia's independent road to socialism, concentrating on foreign policy. lOp., Of., lb. | $70 |
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| 04562. DEMOCRACY IN EASTERN EUROPE BETWEEN THE WARS. Good overview of the establishment of dictatorships in Poland, Hungary and Rumania in 1920's and 30's; extremism and rigidity among all political factions. 5p., 4f., 4b. | $35 |
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| 04561. R.V. DANIELS'S THE STALIN REVOLUTION: FULFILLMENT OR BETRAYAL OF COMMUNISM. Good book review of this collection offering varying viewpoints on Stalin; the consensus is he changed Russian society like never before, but was not a Marxist. 4p., Of., lb | $28 |
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| 04560. THE FAILURE OF UNITY IN EASTERN EUROPE. Good overview of why Eastern Europe failed to resist German and Russian aggression since WWI; antagonistic nationalisms of the various majority and minority groups prevented any kind of cooperation. 5p., 6f., 4b. | $35 |
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| 04454. WORLD WAR II AND THE ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR. Good examination of the problem of the origins of the Cold War, which takes W. Churchill's memoirs, D. Clemens' Yalta and Gaddis' The U.S. and the Origins of the Cold War as examples of standard, revisionist and post-revisionist approaches to the question. Each book is summarized, and its characteristic biases pinpointed. lOp., 15f., 3b. | $70 |
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| 04447. THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN MONARCHY. Not a comprehensive study, but an interesting discussion of what Sholoknov's And Quiet Flows the Don (the classic novel of the early Bolshevik period) reveals about dissatisfaction among the Cossacks who should have been the Czar's biggest supporters. 5p., 4f., lb. | $35 |
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| 04446. A HISTORY OF SOVIET RUSSIA BY ADAM ULAM. A thorough, concise summary of the approach taken by Ulam in his readable account of Russian politics and life since 1917. 4p., Of., Ob. | $28 |
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| 04090. HITLER AND MUSSOLINI: TWO FACES OF FASCISM. Good brief overview of the organizational differences in the two movements, the psychological likenesses and differences in the two men. 5p., Of., 2b. | $35 |
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| 04083. WAS 1953 A TURNING POINT IN THE SOVIET UNION? Thoughtful discussion of whether 1953 marked a turn towards rational leadership in the U.S.S.R.; gives the affirmative argument, but concentrates on presenting the facts that Khruschev and Brezhnev have only rationalized party dictatorship, not essentially changed it in any respect. llp., 7f., 7b. | $77 |
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| 04078. THE FALL OF THE WEIMAR REPUBLIC. The assassination of Stressmen, Germany's foreign minister, and the advent of the Great Depression are seen as causal factors in the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of the Nazi regime. The history of the elections of 1930 and 1932 and the burning of the Reichstage is also briefly recounted. 7p., 6f., 2b. | $49 |
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| 04067. FRENCH AND GERMAN RULE IN ALSACE. Good comparison of politics in Alsace under French and German rule since 1871; how the unique situation of the area made it difficult to fully integrate into either nation. lOp., 12f., 6b. | $70 |
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| 04036. THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF ADOLF HITLER. Good clinical treatment of Hitler's psychological problems, including the juiciest bits of gossip on his perverted sexual preferences. 8p., 8f., 5b. | $56 |
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| 04001. TERRORISM AND REFORM IN PRE-REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA. Good, knowledgeable, examination of the theory and practice of Russian terrorism; no dates & names of bomb-tbrowers, but very good discussion of the large contributions that the terror-oriented Socialist Revolutionary Party made to both Czarist reforms and the 1917 Revolution. 8p., 13f., 6b. | $56 |
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| 03924. ROBERT NISBET'S SOCIAL CHANGE AND HISTORY. Well-informed, smoothly written review and summary of this book, which criticizes social thinkers from the Greeks to the moderns for relying too much on models which assumed growth from simple forns to complex ones, without proving it; Nisbet argues for consideration of history rather than ideal types. 9p., Of., lb. (notes in text.) | $63 |
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| 03908. THE PROGRESS OF DANLSM IN SOUTH SLESVIG 1945-9. Excellent, very detailed examination of the Danish minority group in the Germmn state of Slesvig, including their history, feelings in 1945, agitation for right to use their language in schools, etc., local politics, negotiations between Denmark and Britain, steps leading to issuance of a declaration safeguarding Danish rights in 1949. 36p., 82f., 51b. | $133 |
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| 03846. RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE STALIN-HITLER PACT. Very good, thorough review of what the German-Russian Nonaggression pact of 1939 was all about: negotiations, occupation of Poland, Russian attitude toward the events of 1940, diplomatic maneuvering leading to Germany's invasion of Russia. 16p., 31f., 3b. , | $112 |
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| 03711. HERMANN GOERING. Solid study of Goering, as objective as would one wish to be about such a destructive fool. Includes the story of his drug addiction but also his key role in consolidating Nazi rule in Germany, actually restrained on his wartine excesses. lOp., 15f., 6b. | $70 |
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| 03614. IMMIGRATION AND RACE IN BRITISH POLITICS BY FOOT. Good review (by an non-expert on Britain) of this 1965 book on British reactions to colored immigrants (nearly as prejudiced as American might be), includes a discussion of what reviewers thought of the book. 18p., 15f., 4b. | $126 |
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| 03597. DID STALINISM FLOW FROM LENINISM. Good discussion of the question of whether Stalinism was a necessary sequel to Leninism; argues that it was not, as violence against Party members, socialism in one country, expropriation of kulaks, etc., were not envisioned by other Leninists. 5p., 2f., 2b. | $35 |
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| 02413. FABIAN POWER. A good introductory account of the development of Fabian socialism in Britain which attempts to pinpoint the source of Fabian influence in govermment. Clearly written and well-documented. 16p., 37f., 7b. | $112 |
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| 02409. THE SUEZ CRISIS: A CRITICAL COMPARISON OF EGYPTIAN AND WESTERN ASSESSMENTS. Well-written, well-balanced example of historigraphical analysis, taking Egyptian accounts of the Suez crisis and exposing their typical exaggerations; also exposes Western biases, analyzes the socio-political reasons for nationalist bias in Nasser's Egypt. Very detailed, well-documented. 31 pages, 64 footnotes, 26 bibliographic sources. | $133 |
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| 02407. TROTSKY: THE FALL FROM POWER. Competent, thoughtful discussion of how Trotsky aliented himself from the sources of power by 1924, by quarrelling over economic policy, trade unions, the place of factions in the party etc; how maintaining a false party Unity in public when he disagreed in private allowed Stalin to villify him later 12 p., 33f., 9b. | $84 |
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| 02381A. A. FABIAN POWER. Discussion of the Fabian Society (gradualist socialist propaganda group in England); not detailed names and dates, but a laudatory essay on their dedication, perseverance, principledness, and influence. 15p., 37f., 9b. | $105 |
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| 02292. LA PRENSA. The major newspaper of Buenos Aires is examined fully; its history from its founding in 1869 is given, and the difficulties with the Peron and Ramirez dictatorships after World War II are looked at in detail. Its emergence once more into independence is examined, and its editorial policies and styles are studied. 12p., 6f., 8b. | $84 |
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| 01978. BUKHARIN AND THE RIGHT OPPOSITION. The role of Nikolai Bukharin, the Soviet political theoretician, in the development of the Soviet right opposition is considered. A biographical history is included with a discussion of Bukharin's conservative relationship with Stalin and his later fall-out with the dictator. 16p.; 31f.; l4b. | $112 |
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| 01846. RELIGION, NATIONALISM, AND THE LABOR MOVEMENT IN IRELAND. Very complete study of Irish political and labor strife, religion and nationality as prime factors in conflict, how strife has divided labor in north, while nationalism remains more important than class in south; concentrates on modern era. 17p., 30f., 19b. | $119 |
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| 01352. BUREAUCRATIC STATE CAPITALISM IN CRISIS: REVOLT AND REPRESSION IN HUNGARY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. A polemical essay which argues that both the Hungarian and Czech revolts were exposures of the state capitalist regime established, it is argued, in the Soviet bloc under Stalin. Very well written. lOp., 2f., Ob. Sources mentioned in text. | $70 |
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| 01346. THE FRENCH THIRD REPUBLIC. Ssums up the key features of the most rapidly changing time in post-revolutionary French history emphasizing the transition from monarchism to nationalism on the Right. 5p., Of., Ob. | $35 |
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| 01220. THE PARTY OF THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE RUSSIAN PEASANTS. An interesting account of Bolshevik policy toward the peasants with considerable emphasis on the problems of the 1920's. Relies mainly on Trotskyist sources. Well written. 20p., Of., Ob. Citations in text. | $133 |
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| 01031. THE REVOLUTIONIST AND HISTORY: TROTSKY AND TREDGOLD ON THE PEASANT IN THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION. A thoughtful commentary on Trotsky's theories about this subject in the light of more contemporary research done by the historian Donald Treadgold. Argues that the similarities between the two writers views reflect favorably on Trotsky's ability as a revolutionary to see broad historical movement without the benefit of hindsight. 9p., 2f., 3b. | $63 |
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| 01017. CRISIS OF MODERNIZATION IN THE SOVIET UNION. Good political analysis of Soviet history and society; first half discussed the crisis faced in the course of Soviet history, second half looks to democratization of the Soviet Union. 14p., 31f., 17b. | $98 |
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| 00727. PETAIN AND DE GAULLE. A comparison of the philosophies and actions of the two French leaders, one a WWII collaborationist, the other a Resistance leader. Tries to be sympathetic to both, judging each by different standards. Thorough research and thoughtful commentary. Map included. 18p., 28f., 9b. | $126 |
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| 00558. SCHLIEFFEN. This paper argues that Germany's WWI "Schlieffen Plan" was perhaps the soundest of all military plans laid out during the war. However it goes on to point out that the plan was not executed as it was originally laid out hence the results did not reflect the plan's full potential. Finally the paper concludes that for a variety of reasons even if the plan had been executed perfectly, it was still flawed and doomed to failure. 12p. 11f. 10b. | $84 |
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| 00505. AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SOVIET UNION. 1917 TO THE PRESENT. A wideranging interpretive essay which seeks to measure the success of the Soviet experiment against the claims of Marxist ideology. Emphasizes the undemocratic nature of the Soviet system with considerable information. 20p., Of., lOb. | $133 |
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| 00375. SYNDICALISM AND ITS DEVELOPMENT IN FRANCE. Good, thorough history of the rise and fall of the organized labor movement based on anarchist principles and the idea of the general strike. Includes the theory of syndicalism, history of unions in France, conflicts; with other labor groups, breakup of the movement after WWI. Two appendices. 41p., 5Of., 37b. | $133 |
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| 00281. MEMOIRS OF A REVOLUTIONARY BY SERGE. Good summary and review of this book which tells what happens when a well-meaning liberal falls for Leninist propaganda. 6p., 9f., lb. | $42 |
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| 00245. DARKNESS AT NOON AND THE CAPTIVE MIND. These works of Koestler and Milosz are shown to reveal the pitfalls of Communist ideology as a closed system of thought. 6p., 9f., 6b. | $42 |
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| 00201. FROM SARAJEVO TO POTSDAM. Summary and review of this socio-political history of European civilization in the era of the two World Wars, by British popularizing historian A.J. P.- Taylor. 5p., Of., lb. | $35 |
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| 00159. A PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDY OF HITLER. Basic examination of Hitler's more obvious symptoms in terms of Freudian theory, focusing on repressed homosexuality, paranoia, and death wish; could easily be updated by incorporating the news of Hitler's secret physical defect. KEYWORDS: psychoanalytic case study hitler. 9p., 19f.,10b. | $63 |
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| 00127. THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR. A political history of the events leading up to the Spanish Civil War with major emphasis on the development of the right wing groups. 11 pages, 13 footnotes, 6 bibligraphic sources. | $77 |
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| 00098. THE PURGE OF TROTSKY: POLITICAL AND PERSONAL ASPECTS. Summarizes the major issues of the struggle between Stalin and Trotsky for leadership of the Soviet Union with some commentary on the differing personal motivations of the two leaders. Reflects a mildly Trotskyist viewpoint. 8 pages, 18 footnotes, 6 bibliographic sources. | $56 |
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| 53794A. AUSTRIA'S NEUTRALITY. Good examination of the neutrality of Austria, written into her post-WWII constitution by Soviet demand; how it had kept Austria out of the Common Market, but not affected her basically pro-Western stance; good review of Austria's position in major international questions. Could bc updated. 15p., 22f., 9b. | $105 |
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| 52980. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS OF THE NAZI PARTY. the rivalries of the leaders of the Nazi party during the years 1934-1945 sre discussed in this study. Roehm Heydrich, Goering, Bormann and Goebbels are seen as a tragicomic group of psychopaths bent on personal power and prestige. 8p., 20f., 4b. | $56 |
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| 52788. THE POLITICAL IDEOLOGY OF THE WARSAW GHETTO. Written from an unspoken zionist view, this essay concludes that there was no single world view in the ghetto. But the various forms of resistance were together an assertion of the Jewish nation. Based maimly on Nora Levin's The Holocaust. lOp., 8f., 2b. | $70 |
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| 52491. CATHOLIC OPPOSITION TO THE NAZIS. A description and political analysis of the Catholic Church's opposition to Hitler and the Nazi Party from 1939 to the end of World War II. Incidents of collaboration are mentioned as well, and the Church's record is seen as mixed. Includes an annotated bibliography. 12p., 2f., 3b. | $84 |
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| 52428. THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING. The background and history of the persecution of the Jews in Poland is related to the story of the Jewish resistance to Nazi occupation that arouse during WWII in Warsaw. The uprising of 1943 is discussed in terms of the underground movement, the Polish government in exile, and the failure of the Allies to come to the aid of the massacred Jews. 17p., 36f., 9b. | $119 |
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| 51975. CHARLES DE GAULLE AND THE FIFTH FRENCH REPUBLIC. Competent, thorough study of France from about 1958-70 why DeGaulle established the 5th republic, government structure, domestic policies and the need for industry, foreign policy including withdrawal from NATO, try for Common Market leadership, opening to the Third World and China. 13p., 20f., 9b. | $91 |
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| 51780. FRANCE, THE COMMON MARKET AND INDUSTRIALIZATION. Good overview of France's economic prosperity since World War II, with comments on the role of the Common Market and the changing structure of French industry. 11p. 10f. Sb. | $77 |
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| 20058. THE LONG WEEKEND BY ROBERT GRAVES & ALAN HODGE. A critical review of the social and cultural history of Great Britain between the wars. The book is seen as interesting but lacking in precise information or relevance to Ireland or Scotland. 6p., Of., Ob. | $42 |
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| 16062. FASCIST MOVEMENTS IN FRANCE BETWEEN THE WARS. General overview of French fascist groups in the 1930's; Croix do Feu, Action Francaise, Jeunesses Patriotes, Cagoulards, others; good discussion of definition of fascism. 8p., 18., 9b. | $56 |
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