EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY provides a concise yet thorough narrative of Europe's history in the 1900s. It highlights significant socio-cultural issues, including youth movements and feminism, backed by high-quality scholarship and contemporary relevance.
Trade Policy, Retail Practices, and Consumption, 1917-1953
Focusing on the period from the 1917 revolution to Stalin's death in 1953, the study explores the evolution of socialist trade and consumer habits amidst economic crises. It highlights the tension between Soviet leaders' goals of modernizing retail and eliminating private trade, which often clashed with the realities of shortages and a repressive political culture. Julie Hessler examines how these dynamics shaped the development of trade and consumption in the Soviet Union, revealing the complexities of socialist economic policies.