{"product_id":"the-transformation-of-civil-society-an-oral-history-of-ukrainian-peasant-culture-1920s-to-1930s-hardcover-2","title":"The Transformation of Civil Society: An Oral History of Ukrainian Peasant Culture, 1920s to 1930s - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Noll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNatalia Khanenko-Friesen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catastrophic terror Soviet power unleashed on the Ukrainian countryside in the early 1930s altered every aspect of village life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive interviews with villagers throughout Ukraine, \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation of Civil Society \u003c\/i\u003eprovides an oral history of the material and cultural destruction sustained in rural Ukraine throughout the Stalinist era. Beginning with wholesale deportations and evictions, followed by the process of collectivization in Ukraine, the Soviet state's impact on peasant life extended deep into the fabric of society. Targeting the cultural life of these Ukrainians, the 1930s began with the physical repression of religious institutions and personnel, the repression of church ritual, and later, the repression of entertainment and expressive culture such as music making. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy bringing to light the experiences of more than four hundred Ukrainians who witnessed the terror of the Stalinist era, William Noll privileges villagers' points of view on the near total destruction of their world and preserves the memory of their civil society. Almost twenty-five years after its Ukrainian publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Transformation of Civil Society\u003c\/i\u003e makes this classic available in English for the first time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Noll is an ethnomusicologist who lives in Belton, Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 960\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.3 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651427946693,"sku":"9780228016915","price":166.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/lTY3awGg909780228016915_a6f80a4f-03d0-45ad-8e10-4ae6dfa32355.webp?v=1785639668","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-transformation-of-civil-society-an-oral-history-of-ukrainian-peasant-culture-1920s-to-1930s-hardcover-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}