Mark Hurst
Biographic Data
| ID | 5820552 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Hurst |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Hurst |
| SIGNATURE | HURST M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lancaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5170-5081 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Activism across Borders
Daniel Laqua's recent monograph Activism across Borders Since 1870: Causes, Campaigns and Conflicts in and beyond Europe raises a number of pertinent issues for historians of human rights to reflect upon. This article takes the four analytical lenses highlighted by Laqua for assessing transnational activism and applies them to cases of human rights activism in the Cold War and post-Cold War era. In doing so, this article argues that Laqua's frame…
Crossing the curtain
The efforts of the Soviet authorities to suppress political opposition are widely known, utilising psychiatry to ‘treat’ political dissidents and the widespread, state-endorsed persecution of religious believers. These human rights violations often became flashpoints in the Cold War, shaping international relations and offering a moral weapon through which the Soviet Union could be attacked. Given the tightly controlled nature of information in t…
Gamekeeper Turned Poacher’
The inclusion of the British trade union leader Frank Chapple on the panel of the 1985 Sakharov Hearings, an event designed to hold the Soviet authorities to account for their violation of human rights, raises questions about the workings of the broader network of activists highlighting Soviet abuses. This article assesses Chapple’s support for human rights in the Soviet Union, arguing that because of his historic membership of the Communist Part…
A Precarious Equilibrium
Understanding the impact of morality on the direction of a nation’s foreign policy is a challenging task for the historian. This is especially the case when considering the positioning of human rig
Barbara Martin, Dissident Histories in the Soviet Union
Alpe D’Huez
A Superpower Transformed
The Race Against the Stasi
The Race Against the Stasi: The Incredible Story of Dieter Wiedemann, the Iron Curtain and the Greatest Cycling Race on Earth." Sport in History, 36(4), pp. 522–523
Slowing down the going-away process’ — Tom Stoppard and Soviet Dissent
Tom Stoppard is a playwright most noted for his ferocious wordplay and playful approach to reality. In the 1970s and 1980s, his concern for like-minded prisoners of conscience in the Soviet bloc informed his activism on their behalf, utilising his public profile in an attempt to reposition their plight in the West. Stoppard’s activism was largely informed by his involvement with a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to publici…
Symbols and Legitimacy in Soviet Politics
Historical Analysis of the Soviet Union can, at times, consist solely of the unpacking of symbols. It is clear that the Soviet regime, from its earliest days, utilised symbolism as a political tool to control the population in its efforts to establish a communist nation. By the second half of the twentieth century, this symbolism came to dominate the Soviet political landscape. The cult of personality instigated by Stalin undoubtedly accelerated …
Holy Fathers, Secular Sons
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Symbols and Legitimacy in Soviet Politics
Historical Analysis of the Soviet Union can, at times, consist solely of the unpacking of symbols. It is clear that the Soviet regime, from its earliest days, utilised symbolism as a political tool to control the population in its efforts to establish a communist nation. By the second half of the twentieth century, this symbolism came to dominate the Soviet political landscape. The cult of personality instigated by Stalin undoubtedly accelerated …
Holy Fathers, Secular Sons
The Race Against the Stasi
The Race Against the Stasi: The Incredible Story of Dieter Wiedemann, the Iron Curtain and the Greatest Cycling Race on Earth." Sport in History, 36(4), pp. 522–523
Slowing down the going-away process’ — Tom Stoppard and Soviet Dissent
Tom Stoppard is a playwright most noted for his ferocious wordplay and playful approach to reality. In the 1970s and 1980s, his concern for like-minded prisoners of conscience in the Soviet bloc informed his activism on their behalf, utilising his public profile in an attempt to reposition their plight in the West. Stoppard’s activism was largely informed by his involvement with a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working to publici…
A Superpower Transformed
Alpe D’Huez
Barbara Martin, Dissident Histories in the Soviet Union
Gamekeeper Turned Poacher’
The inclusion of the British trade union leader Frank Chapple on the panel of the 1985 Sakharov Hearings, an event designed to hold the Soviet authorities to account for their violation of human rights, raises questions about the workings of the broader network of activists highlighting Soviet abuses. This article assesses Chapple’s support for human rights in the Soviet Union, arguing that because of his historic membership of the Communist Part…
A Precarious Equilibrium
Understanding the impact of morality on the direction of a nation’s foreign policy is a challenging task for the historian. This is especially the case when considering the positioning of human rig
Crossing the curtain
The efforts of the Soviet authorities to suppress political opposition are widely known, utilising psychiatry to ‘treat’ political dissidents and the widespread, state-endorsed persecution of religious believers. These human rights violations often became flashpoints in the Cold War, shaping international relations and offering a moral weapon through which the Soviet Union could be attacked. Given the tightly controlled nature of information in t…
Activism across Borders
Daniel Laqua's recent monograph Activism across Borders Since 1870: Causes, Campaigns and Conflicts in and beyond Europe raises a number of pertinent issues for historians of human rights to reflect upon. This article takes the four analytical lenses highlighted by Laqua for assessing transnational activism and applies them to cases of human rights activism in the Cold War and post-Cold War era. In doing so, this article argues that Laqua's frame…
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