Regime changes in 20th century Europe : reassessed, anticipated and in the making / edited by Marja Vuorinen, Tuomas Kuronen and Aki-Mauri Huhtinen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vuorinen, Marja, editor.

Kuronen, Tuomas, editor.

Huhtinen, Aki, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regime change--Europe--History--20th century.

Regime change.

History.

Europe--Politics and government--20th century.

Europe.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 419 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Regime changes in twentieth century Europe

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

In retrospect, historical change often appears to be both logical and inevitable. Yet, as a process, as a series of moments, it is by nature open-ended. The protagonists are unaware of the potential consequences of their choices, as well as the meaning of their actions in the greater scheme of things. An individual, in real time and in the middle of events, has little scope for understanding the whole. The dynamic of a regime change involves a journey away from a particular past towards a chosen future, while the practices of the old regime are called into question. The competing visions for a better future often include a reactionary option, looking back towards an older period, perceived as a golden age waiting to be restored. In the aftermath of a regime change the new cadres, seeking to consolidate their power, form the new conservative bloc of the society. When revolutionary forces again begin to gather, the regime disintegrates, and the cycle begins again. So far, regime changes have been analysed as unique, one-off events. This book traces what such processes, regardless of their ideological colour, have in common. How does political power change hands? What are the mental and material tools of change? From the last stages of World War I to the present Crimean crisis, the case studies in this book offer timeless insights for understanding ideological and military conflicts including the undercurrents of the present Russo-Western relations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The End of the Old World: World War I and After

Chapter 1 Grand Swedishness, Historical Mission, and Modes of Modem Progressive Thought: Swedes in Finland in 1918 / Anne Hedén Hedén, Anne 3

Chapter 2 The Story of a Failed Counter-Revolution: Joseph Roth's Novel The Spider's Web / Heikki Länsisalo Länsisalo, Heikki 24

Chapter 3 Exception, Emergency, and Experiment in Late Imperial Newfoundland / Stephen Crocker Crocker, Stephen 49

Part II Preparations for World War II and the War Period

Chapter 4 More Race, Less Character: The Image of Russians in German School Geography Textbooks, 1933-1943 / Virpi Kivioja Kivioja, Virpi 78

Chapter 5 Manipulating Collective Memory: Christmas in the Third Reich (1933-1945) / Kaisa Hirvonen Hirvonen, Kaisa 101

Chapter 6 Misery or Idyll? A Comparative Study on Finnish and German Propaganda Photographs Showing the Occupied Soviet Areas / Olli Kleemola Kleemola, Olli 133

Part III Preparations for Peace during World War II and the Ensuing Cold War

Chapter 7 The US State Department's Wartime Plans (1942-1945) for the Post-war Futures of Finland, Hungary and Romania / Onto Rintala Rintala, Onto 170

Chapter 8 Balancing between Neutral Country Promotion and Cold War Propaganda: British and American Informational and Cultural Operations in Finland, 1944-1953 / Marek Fields Fields, Marek 200

Chapter 9 Winners' Histories Meet Historians' Insights: The Introductions of the English Editions of the Goehhels Diaries / Marja Vuorinen Vuorinen, Marja 234

Chapter 10 Two become One? Visual Memories of Regime Change 1989/1990 in Germany / Lucia Halder Halder, Lucia, Petra Mayrhofer Mayrhofer, Petra

Part IV The Post-Soviet Period in Russia and Europe

Chapter 11 Re-imagining the Primal Leader: Vladimir Putin and the Rhizomatic Emergence of the "New" Russian Leadership / Tuomas Kuronen Kuronen, Tuomas, Jouni Virtaharju Virtaharju, Jouni, Aki-Mauri Huhtinen Huhtinen, Aki-Mauri 290

Chapter 12 Nation Building, Political Boundaries, and Cultural Authenticity: Post-Soviet Borderlands in Transformation / Andrey Makarychev Makarychev, Andrey, Alexandra Yatsyk Yatsyk, Alexandra 321

Chapter 13 When Culture Becomes a Weapon: Culture as the New Tool of Russian Security Politics and Regime Consolidation / Taru U. Takamaa Takamaa, Taru U. 345

Chapter 14 Oligarchy in Transition? The Potential of Military Privation in Early 21st Century Russia / Niklas Eklund Eklund, Niklas 370.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781443899345

1443899348

OCLC:

965766399

Publisher Number:

99970227436