What Was Soviet Ideology? : A Theoretical Inquiry Hardback
by Petre Petrov
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Because the Soviet Union loudly proclaimed to be an ideological state, its scholars have rarely scrutinized their ideology as a concept.
Instead, they have treated it as a self-evident fact, and proceeded to deliberate the importance of the Marxist-Leninist creed in social life or political decision-making.
In the context of the Cold War, such theoretical neglect was exacerbated by political investments that often outweighed—and deformed—intellectual priorities.
This has left us today with a notion that is both worn out and opaque, over-used but under-thought.
In What Was Soviet Ideology? Petre Petrov stakes a new theoretical ground beyond prevalent misconceptions, ready-made definitions, and popular stereotypes.
Drawing on continental philosophy and critical theory, this book presents ideology as a dynamic form with its own inner dialectic.
In this dialectic, the Soviet ideological regime, as it solidified during the Stalinist period, figures as an original moment, a sui generis phenomenon.
Petrov argues that Soviet ideology should not be seen as a member of an existing species, but as a qualitative transformation of the species, ideology, and itself.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:282 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:30/10/2023
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- ISBN:9781666937374
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:282 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:30/10/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781666937374
