
All Shook Up
The Shifting Soviet Response to Catastrophes, 1917-1991
Nigel Raab(Author)
Academic Studies Press
Published on 6. April 2021
Book
Hardback
386 pages
978-1-64469-582-1 (ISBN)
Description
All Shook Up is the first full-length study to explore how the Soviet government and citizens responded to major disasters. Although traditional disaster studies focus on scientific aspects, All Shook Up looks at political repercussions and social opportunities that emerged after disasters. By juxtaposing the response to earthquakes in the Central Asian republics to nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine, Nigel Raab shows how Soviet citizens not only rebuilt devastated cities but also experimented with new values. After the Tashkent earthquake in 1966, architects experimented with Western design and youth underwent their own version of a sexual revolution. This study of Soviet disasters challenges stereotypical representations of the Soviet Union as a monolithic state.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Brighton
United States
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
708 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-64469-582-1 (9781644695821)
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Persons
Nigel Raab is Professor of Russian History at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He specializes in Imperial and Soviet history and has written books on historical theories and on the digital humanities. In his spare time, he likes to go for long walks and bike rides across Los Angeles.