{"product_id":"9781350083349","title":"Stalin's Soviet Justice ‘Show’ Trials, War Crimes Trials, and Nuremberg","description":"\u003ch1\u003eStalin's Soviet Justice\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003e‘Show’ Trials, War Crimes Trials, and Nuremberg\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid M. Crowe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Modern \/ 20th Century \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the 'show' trials of the 1920s and 1930s to the London Conference, this book examines the Soviet role in the Nuremberg IMT trial through the prism of the ideas and practices of earlier Soviet legal history, detailing the evolution of Stalin's ideas about the trail of Nazi war criminals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStalin believed that an international trial for Nazi war criminals was the best way to show the world the sacrifices his country had made to defeat Hitler, and he, together with his legal mouthpiece Andrei Vyshinsky, maintained tight control over Soviet representatives during talks leading up to the creation of the Nuremberg IMT trial in 1945, and the trial itself. But Soviet prosecutors at Nuremberg were unable to deal comfortably with the complexities of an open, western-style legal proceeding, which undercut their effectiveness throughout the trial. However, they were able to present a significant body of evidence that underscored the brutal nature of Hitler's racial war in Russia from 1941-45, a theme which became central to Stalin's efforts to redefine international criminal law after the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStalin's Soviet Justice\u003c\/i\u003e provides a nuanced analysis of the Soviet justice system at a crucial turning point in European history and it will be vital reading for scholars and advanced students of the legal history of the Soviet Union, the history of war crimes and the aftermath of the Second World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDavid M. Crowe \u003c\/b\u003eis Presidential Fellow at Chapman University, USA and Professor Emeritus of History \u0026amp; Law at Elon University, USA. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eWar Crimes, Genocide, and Justice: A Global History \u003c\/i\u003e(2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Holocaust: Roots, History, and Aftermath \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), and \u003ci\u003eOskar Schindler: The Untold Story of His Life, Wartime Activities, and the True Story Behind the List \u003c\/i\u003e(2004).\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eDavid M. Crowe's books have been translated into six languages.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 June 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350083349\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332597547148,"sku":"9781350083349","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1fd9c2d0-1000-4d51-8b94-c44738a6b04b.jpg?v=1783604356","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350083349","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}