{"product_id":"2026100007139-secondhand-khrushchev-speaks-selected-speeches-articles-and-press-conferences-1949-1961","title":"Khrushchev Speaks: Selected Speeches, Articles, And Press Conferences, 1949–1961","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Cold War, one man's words held the power to reshape the global order — and Khrushchev Speaks brings those words directly to the reader. This landmark anthology compiles the most significant speeches, articles, and press conferences of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev spanning the pivotal years of 1949 to 1961, a period that witnessed the death of Stalin, the Hungarian uprising, the Suez Crisis, and the dawn of the Space Age. Editor Thomas P. Whitney provides authoritative commentary that contextualises each selection, offering Western readers a rare and unfiltered window into the ideology, rhetoric, and strategic thinking of one of the twentieth century's most formidable political figures.\n\nBeyond its value as a primary source, the collection stands as an essential document of Cold War historiography, illuminating the internal contradictions and imperial ambitions of Soviet foreign policy through Khrushchev's own volatile and often theatrical voice. Whitney's scholarly apparatus transforms raw political oratory into a coherent narrative of an era defined by ideological confrontation and nuclear brinkmanship. For students of history, political science, and international relations, this volume raises a question that still resonates: how much of what Khrushchev declared was genuine belief, and how much was performance for a watching world?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130938040539,"sku":"2026100007139-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/5748103f-838e-4fa5-ac74-2175beedff3d.png?v=1786592846","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007139-secondhand-khrushchev-speaks-selected-speeches-articles-and-press-conferences-1949-1961","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}