Students reading Scott have come away with a real appreciation of the hardships under which these workers built Magnitogorsk and of the nearly incredible enthusiasm with which many of them worked." ―Ronald Grigor SunyA genuine grassroots account of Soviet life―a type of book of which there have been far too few." ―William Henry Chamberlin; New York Times; 1943... a rich portrait of daily life under Stalin." ―New York Times Book ReviewGeneral readers; students; and specialists alike will find much of relevance for understanding today’s Soviet Union in this new edition of John Scott’s vivid exploration of daily life in the formative days of Stalinism.
#3176787 in Books Zachary R Morgan 2014-11-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x .94 x 6.21l; .0 #File Name: 0253014204336 pagesLegacy of the Lash Race and Corporal Punishment in the Brazilian Navy and the Atlantic World Blacks in the Diaspora
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Legacy of the Lash offers an unflinching investigation of ...By S. LitrelThe Legacy of the Lash offers an unflinching investigation of Brazil’s First Republic; but Zachary Morgan also steers the story into the Atlantic. Here; modernity collides with long-held notions of race; class; masculinity; and nationhood—to explosive effect. Morgan’s deft handling of sources traces an early twentieth-century transatlantic story from Rio to Newcastle; where the mostly Afro-Brazilian sailors learned to crew home four British-made warships.They also bore witness to at least one labor strike. “Brazilian seamen had come … to learn how to crew the new ships; but their trip to Europe marked a further step to nascent political consciousness.†(191) The 1888 Golden Law abolished slavery in Brazil; but “a chibata†(the lash) was still applied as punishment to the mostly black enlisted men of the Brazilian Navy. By 1910; such injustice—at odds with notions of Brazilian nationhood—erupted into outright revolt as over 2;000 sailors seized four warships and “turned their turrets on Rio de Janeiro†(4); demanding reform.Morgan’s clear; direct prose compels the reader to consider the context and broader repercussions of the “Revolta da Chibata†(Revolt of the Lash). His evidentiary material haunts. This richly researched text should be required reading for every student of Brazilian history and culture.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Valuable and accessibleBy DR MARTIN EVISONI thoroughly enjoyed this accessible summary of a seminal historic event in Brazilian social and naval history. It has opened up a new understanding of Brazilian social history to me; the trajectory of which continues to this day. I also appreciated the connection with the Armstrong's; Newcastle Upon Tyne and the Royal Navy.
