Hero Projects: The Russian Empire and Big Technology from Lenin to Putin by Paul

Description: Hero Projects by Paul R. Josephson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description From Lenin and Stalin to Putin, Russias economic development has relied on large scale technologies. These technologies--often called "hero projects," "projects of the century," or "megaprojects"--have been central to the nations economic growth and military power. Despite their massive environmental and social costs, hero technologies moved ahead in service of the unbridled interests of state officials, the hubris of engineers, and the coalescence of the massesunder a national ideology of glorious achievement and military grandeur. In Hero Projects, Paul R. Josephson traces how, over the last one hundred years, the Russian tsars,commissars, and oligarchs embraced megaprojects to create the worlds largest empire. Built by peasants, gulag prisoners, and Communist volunteers, the wide-ranging projects--including pipelines across the tundra, railroads from Europe to the Pacific Ocean, hydropower stations and canals from the northwest to arid Central Asia, and nuclear facilities--forever altered the landscape, politics, and society. As Josephson argues, if hero projects were embraced by the public as showcasingtechnological wonder, they have always ultimately served to enrich the Kremlin and demonstrate the nations technological prowess on the global stage. And they continue to be a major feature of authoritarianRussian political rule in the twenty-first century; having rebuilt Russias resource state and pushed a self-proclaimed "renaissance" of nuclear weapons and reactors, Putin has determined in 2022 to expand the empire to its Soviet borders by war on Ukraine, in Crimea, and against Georgia and Moldova. Sweeping in scope, Hero Projects establishes the strong continuities in political culture in Russian history; reshapes the meaning of empire, extending it to includeinternal colonization; and expands environmental and social history through the study of big technology. Author Biography Paul R. Josephson is Professor Emeritus of History at Colby College. He is a specialist on the history of big science and technology in the twentieth century. The author of fourteen books, he focuses on environmental and political questions, and on the comparative history of Russia and the US. His most recent book, Nuclear Russia: The Atom in Russian Politics and Culture, is a cultural history of the nuclear age in Russia. Details ISBN 0197698395 ISBN-13 9780197698396 Title Hero Projects Author Paul R. Josephson Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 344 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:158624851; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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