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Author: Neil Faulkner
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p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxThe Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. In A Peoples History of the Russian Revolution, Neil Faulkner sets out to debunk the myths. In this fast-paced introduction to the tumultuous events, the Russian people are the heroes. Faulkner shows how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies, mobilised for militant action, destroyed a regime of landlords, profiteers and warmongers. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxHe rejects caricatures of Lenin and the Bolsheviks as authoritarian conspirators, democratic-centralists or the progenitors of Stalinist dictatorship. He argues that the Russian Revolution was an explosion of democracy and creativity and that it was crushed by bloody counter-revolution and replaced with a monstrous form of bureaucratic state-capitalism. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxLaced with first-hand testimony, this history seeks to rescue the democratic essence of the revolution from its detractors and deniers, offering a perfect primer for the modern reader. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14px**h3 DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxReview p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxA valuable perspective on a world-shaking event. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14px(Times Higher Education) p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxAmong the countless books which are beginning to appear as the centenary of the Russian Revolution approaches, there is a real need for a clear, historically reliable popular account from a socialist perspective. Faulkners Peoples History is that account. Arguing against both right-wing myths that reduce October to a mere coup, and left-sectarian myths that treat of the Bolshevik party as an infallible democratic centralist monolithic, Faulkner forcefully reminds us that the early years of the Russian Revolution saw one of the greatest explosions of mass democracy in human history. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14px(Neil Davidson, author of We Cannot Escape History Nations, States, and Revolutions) p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxThe experience and example of Russia in 1917 has never been more relevant than in the troubled times we are living through today. The legacy of the Revolutions centenary is going to be fiercely fought over with the political right determined to discredit the very idea of social revolution, indeed to make it unthinkable. A Peoples History of the Russian Revolution, written by one of the finest historians on the left, Faulkner, is a vital contribution to the debate, an essential defence of the revolutionary experience. It is to be wholeheartedly welcomed. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14px(John Newsinger, Bath Spa University) p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxA Peoples History of the Russian Revolution reeks of the vodka, blood, and gunpowder of one of the most vital and important periods in human history. Though the Revolution is usually characterised through a handful of heroes and heroines, Faulkner shows such upheaval can only be achieved when millions of people realise they should be more than factory and cannon-fodder for the rich. A powerful book for an anniversary those in charge would rather we forgot. p DejaVu Sans, serif 14px(Tansy Hoskins, author of Stitched Up The Anti-Capitalist Book of Fashion) h3 DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxAbout the Author p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxNeil Faulkner is a leading Marxist historian and a research fellow at the University of Bristol. He is the author of many books including A Marxist History of the World from Neanderthals to Neoliberals, published by Pluto Press, and Lawrence of Arabias War.p DejaVu Sans, serif 14pxfont face=DejaVu Sans, serifspan 14px(Left Book Club)spanfont
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This is the first major exploration of the United Nations Security Councils part in addressing the problem of war, both civil and international, since 1945. Both during and after the Cold War the Council has acted in a limited and selective manner, and its work has sometimes resulted in failure. It has not been--and was never equipped to be--the center of a comprehensive system of collective security. However, it remains the body charged with primary responsibility for international peace and security. It offers unique opportunities for international consultation and military collaboration, and for developing legal and normative frameworks. It has played a part in the reduction in the incidence of international war in the period since 1945.The United Nations Security Council and War examines the extent to which the work of the UN Security Council, as it has evolved, has or has not replaced older systems of power politics and practices regarding the use of force. Its starting point is the failure to implement the UN Charter scheme of having combat forces under direct UN command. Instead, the Council has advanced the use of international peacekeeping forces it has authorized coalitions of states to take military action and it has developed some unanticipated roles such as the establishment of post-conflict transitional administrations, international criminal tribunals, and anti-terrorism committees.The book, bringing together distinguished scholars and practitioners, draws on the methods of the lawyer, the historian, the student of international relations, and the practitioner. It begins with an introductory overview of the Councils evolving roles and responsibilities. It then discusses specific thematic issues, and through a wide range of case studies examines the scope and limitations of the Councils involvement in war. It offers frank accounts of how belligerents viewed the UN, and how the Council acted and sometimes failed to act. The appendices provide comprehensive information--much of it not previously brought together in this form--of the extraordinary range of the Councils activities. This book is a project of the Oxford Leverhulme Programme on the Changing Character of War.ReviewThis substantial, comprehensive, and authoritative volume contains 28 chapters by leading academics, lawyers, and practitioners, plus detailed appendices covering UN resolutions, sanctions, and operations.--Foreign AffairsA magnificent achievement...this book will stand out as an indispensable tool in the vast literature on the UN Security Council, set apart by the quality of its research, the wealth of extensive and carefully researched data it contains, as well as the diversity of viewpoints it offers.--SurvivalA useful reference work that supplements smaller studies...Summing Up Recommended.--CHOICEThis excellent edited collection...consistently high standard we should not forget that for better or worse the UN can only work well when its Great Powers work together. Analysts and policy-makers alike would be better prepared to bring this about if they read this important new book.--International AffairsA definitive interdisciplinary work on an important subject...The depth of knowledge and experience provides fascinating and essential reading for anyone interested in the area of international peace and security, regardless of their disciplinary background and whether practitioner or academic.--International and Comparative Law QuarterlyAn essential work, full of astute observations. Set apart by the wealth of ideas and diversity of viewpoints, this edited collection provides a seminal and well-balanced account of the Security Councils dealing with war since 1945.--German Yearbook of International LawAn incredible achievement, magisterial and definitive. This is an essential work on anyones bookshelf.--Professor Lawrence Freedman About the AuthorVaughan Lowe is Chichele Professor of Public International Law, and a Fellow of All Souls College, in the Oxford University. He also practices in the field of international law as a barrister from Essex Court Chambers, London and has appeared in cases before English and International courts, and sits on international tribunals. Sir Adam Roberts was Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, and a Fellow of Balliol College, from 1986 to 2007. His books include (ed. with Benedict Kingsbury), United Nations, Divided World The UNs Roles in International Relations, 2nd edn. (OUP 1993), and (ed. with Richard Guelff), Documents on the Laws of War, 3rd edn. (OUP 2000). Jennifer Welsh is Professor in International Relations at Oxford University and a Fellow of Somerville College. She is the author, most recently, of At Home In The World Canadas Global Vision For The 21st Century, and editor of Humanitarian Intervention and International Relations (OUP 2003). She was recently named a Trudeau Fellow, and is currently on a Leverhulme research grant working on a project on sovereignty as responsibility. Dominik Zaum is Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Reading, and author of The Sovereignty Paradox The Norms and Politics of International Statebuilding (OUP 2007).
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