The State versus the People

preview-18
  • The State versus the People Book Detail

  • Author : Matthew Rendle
  • Release Date : 2020-06-11
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : History
  • Pages : 336
  • ISBN 13 : 0192576852
  • File Size : 72,72 MB

The State versus the People by Matthew Rendle PDF Summary

Book Description: The State versus The People provides the first detailed account of the role of revolutionary justice in the early Soviet state. Law has often been dismissed by historians as either unimportant after the October Revolution amid the violence and chaos of civil war, or, in the absence of written codes and independent judges, little more than another means of violence alongside the secret police (Cheka). This is particularly true of the most revolutionary aspect of the new justice system, revolutionary tribunals—courts inspired by the French Revolution and established to target counter-revolutionary enemies. Yet the evidence put forward in this book paints a more complex picture. The Bolsheviks invested a great deal of effort and scarce resources in building an extensive system of tribunals that spread across the country and operated within the military and the transport network. At their peak, hundreds of tribunals heard hundreds of thousands of cases every year. Not all, though, ended in harsh sentences: some were dismissed through lack of evidence; others given a wide range of sentences; and others still, suspended sentences. Instances of early release and amnesty were also common. This book argues that law played a distinct and multi-faceted role for the Bolsheviks. Tribunals, in particular, stood at the intersection between law and violence, offering various advantages to the Bolsheviks by strengthening state control, providing a more effective means of educating the population about counter-revolution, and enabling a more flexible approach to punishing the state's enemies. All of this challenges traditional understandings of the early Soviet state, adding to our knowledge of the civil war and, ultimately, how the Bolsheviks held on to power.

Disclaimer: www.yourbookbest.com does not own The State versus the People books pdf, neither created or scanned. We just provide the link that is already available on the internet, public domain and in Google Drive. If any way it violates the law or has any issues, then kindly mail us via contact us page to request the removal of the link.

The State versus the People

The State versus the People

File Size : 47,47 MB
Total View : 7730 Views
DOWNLOAD

The State versus The People provides the first detailed account of the role of revolutionary justice in the early Soviet state. Law has often been dismissed by

Trial of the Century

Trial of the Century

File Size : 1,1 MB
Total View : 4630 Views
DOWNLOAD

In Trial of the Century, acclaimed author Frank Schmalleger provides a self-contained, accessible account of the criminal and judicial proceedings of the O.J. S

Jury Nullification

Jury Nullification

File Size : 83,83 MB
Total View : 8691 Views
DOWNLOAD

The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on governm

The People v. Ferlinghetti

The People v. Ferlinghetti

File Size : 80,80 MB
Total View : 8992 Views
DOWNLOAD

Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s name does not appear in any First Amendment treatise or casebook. And yet when the best-selling poet and proprietor of City Lights Boo

The State Vs. the People

The State Vs. the People

File Size : 54,54 MB
Total View : 4430 Views
DOWNLOAD

Can Americans recognize a police state when they see one? Starting with chapters that define and illustrate the concept of "police state," this book shows the f