Judith Devlin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3962841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith Devlin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith |
| FAMILY NAME | Devlin |
| SIGNATURE | DEVLIN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Dublin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Stalin Cult in East Germany and the Making of the Postwar Soviet Empire, by Alexey Tikhomirov, tr. Jacqueline Friedlander
Journal Article The Stalin Cult in East Germany and the Making of the Postwar Soviet Empire, By Alexey Tikhomirov, , tr. Jacqueline Friedlander Get access The Stalin Cult in East Germany and the Making of the Postwar Soviet Empire, by Alexey Tikhomirov, tr. Jacqueline Friedlander (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2022; pp. xiv + 368. $125). Judith Devlin Judith Devlin University College Dublin, Ireland [email protected] Search for other works by t…
Ruler personality cult from empires and nation-states and beyond
This collection of essays is a valuable addition to the voluminous literature on personality cults, placing them in a longer perspective than usual, arguing that they are not merely a twentieth cen
International Communism and the Cult of the Individual
Stalinist Perpetrators on Trial
Traditional interpretations of the Terror laid the blame on Stalin and his immediate collaborators and, unlike the historiography of Nazi Germany, largely ignored the issue of the wider social involvement in it. This explanation, Lynne Viola has suggested, is too simple and, with this book, she delivers a pioneering study of lower-level perpetrators of the Terror. Using the records of a series of trials of NKVD officers in the Ukraine between 193…
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice
The production of sense is a central field of action of cultural and political practice. The articles examine how, in different contexts, the construction of sense and its outcome as a cultural practice
The Stalin Cult
Journal Article The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power, by Jan Plamper Get access The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power, by Jan Plamper (New Haven, CT: Yale U.P., 2012; pp. xx + 310. £40). Judith Devlin Judith Devlin University College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 128, Issue 535, December 2013, Pages 1619–1621, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr…
Stalin in Russian Satire 1917–1991
Karen L. Ryan, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2009. Pp. ix + 241. £26.50 (paperback). ISBN 978‐0‐299‐23444‐7 In the introduction to this comprehensive and attentive study of Stalin in sati
Recreating ‘History’ on Film
In November 1937, Stalin made his first appearance as a star of a feature film in Mikhail Romm's Lenin in October. Made to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the October revolution, the film fe
The Rise of the Russian Democrats
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Social Context 3. The Party and Reform 4. The Impact of Glasnost 5. The Political Clubs 6. The Rise of the Popular Fronts 7. The Demand for Democracy 8. The New Politics: Actors and Issues 9. Problems of Organisation: The Democratic Parties 10. Problems of Organisation: The Democratic Movement 11. The Problem of Support 12. Conclusion Bibliography
The Superstitious Mind
This intriguing book examines popular religion, traditional medicine, witchcraft, apparitions, demonology, and magic in nineteenth-century rural France. Devlin demonstrates that many of the impulses and mental processes now considered superstitious constituted a wholly reasonable response to the pressures of a harsh and impoverished life. Far from the product of a primitive mentality, many of these beliefs have survived in modern culture and can …
The Superstitious Mind
The Rise of the Russian Democrats
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Social Context 3. The Party and Reform 4. The Impact of Glasnost 5. The Political Clubs 6. The Rise of the Popular Fronts 7. The Demand for Democracy 8. The New Politics: Actors and Issues 9. Problems of Organisation: The Democratic Parties 10. Problems of Organisation: The Democratic Movement 11. The Problem of Support 12. Conclusion Bibliography
The Superstitious Mind
This intriguing book examines popular religion, traditional medicine, witchcraft, apparitions, demonology, and magic in nineteenth-century rural France. Devlin demonstrates that many of the impulses and mental processes now considered superstitious constituted a wholly reasonable response to the pressures of a harsh and impoverished life. Far from the product of a primitive mentality, many of these beliefs have survived in modern culture and can …
The Superstitious Mind
The Rise of the Russian Democrats
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Social Context 3. The Party and Reform 4. The Impact of Glasnost 5. The Political Clubs 6. The Rise of the Popular Fronts 7. The Demand for Democracy 8. The New Politics: Actors and Issues 9. Problems of Organisation: The Democratic Parties 10. Problems of Organisation: The Democratic Movement 11. The Problem of Support 12. Conclusion Bibliography
Recreating ‘History’ on Film
In November 1937, Stalin made his first appearance as a star of a feature film in Mikhail Romm's Lenin in October. Made to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the October revolution, the film fe
Stalin in Russian Satire 1917–1991
Karen L. Ryan, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2009. Pp. ix + 241. £26.50 (paperback). ISBN 978‐0‐299‐23444‐7 In the introduction to this comprehensive and attentive study of Stalin in sati
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice
The production of sense is a central field of action of cultural and political practice. The articles examine how, in different contexts, the construction of sense and its outcome as a cultural practice
The Stalin Cult
Journal Article The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power, by Jan Plamper Get access The Stalin Cult: A Study in the Alchemy of Power, by Jan Plamper (New Haven, CT: Yale U.P., 2012; pp. xx + 310. £40). Judith Devlin Judith Devlin University College Dublin Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 128, Issue 535, December 2013, Pages 1619–1621, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr…
International Communism and the Cult of the Individual
Stalinist Perpetrators on Trial
Traditional interpretations of the Terror laid the blame on Stalin and his immediate collaborators and, unlike the historiography of Nazi Germany, largely ignored the issue of the wider social involvement in it. This explanation, Lynne Viola has suggested, is too simple and, with this book, she delivers a pioneering study of lower-level perpetrators of the Terror. Using the records of a series of trials of NKVD officers in the Ukraine between 193…
Ruler personality cult from empires and nation-states and beyond
This collection of essays is a valuable addition to the voluminous literature on personality cults, placing them in a longer perspective than usual, arguing that they are not merely a twentieth cen
The Stalin Cult in East Germany and the Making of the Postwar Soviet Empire, by Alexey Tikhomirov, tr. Jacqueline Friedlander
Journal Article The Stalin Cult in East Germany and the Making of the Postwar Soviet Empire, By Alexey Tikhomirov, , tr. Jacqueline Friedlander Get access The Stalin Cult in East Germany and the Making of the Postwar Soviet Empire, by Alexey Tikhomirov, tr. Jacqueline Friedlander (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2022; pp. xiv + 368. $125). Judith Devlin Judith Devlin University College Dublin, Ireland [email protected] Search for other works by t…
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