The Generation of Power: The History of Dneprostroi by Anne D. Rassweiler (1988 Hardcover) Author: Anne Dickason Rassweiler Jacket Art: A. Kravchenko Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York, NY U.S.A., 1988 1st Edition Dneprostroi, a dam and power plant that was one of the most monumental construction projects of the Bolsheviks First Five-Year Plan, was a milestone in American-Soviet cooperation and the fruit of the labor of more than 60,000 workers. Little known in the West, Dneprostroi was famous in the USSR--as the largest earth dam in Europe in the 1930s, it represented the first of the giant projects so favored by Stalin. Anne Dickason Rassweiler's informative history of this project reveals new aspects of the struggle between Trotsky and Stalin, the debate on the use of foreign advisers, the importance of foreign technology, and the devastating effects of collectivization on the industrial projects of the First Five-Year Plan. Her study also provides insight into the entry of women into the industrial work force and the interaction between party leaders, party membership, and enterprise officials as they sought to realize one of the most ambitious projects in Soviet history. Illustrated with photographs, tables and charts. Hardcover has blue cloth boards with white lettering in an as new unclipped DJ. This copy has a gift inscription (to Poosie/No picnics here, like/yours on the farm -/ love,/ Dickie) on ffep which detracts from value in my opinion. White paint spots on bottom edge of boards. Interior is otherwise pristine. Opens as if never read. Size: 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall, 262 pp. Condition: Hardcover is Very Good. Dust Jacket as New. Copyright 1988. Title page shows 1988 and print-line 1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2 indicates this copy from 1st print-run. This would make the copy a true 1st edition. ISBN-10 = 0-19-505166-1. LCCN = 88-1543. No MSR. Notes on Condition/Edition ratings: Fine – means like new, but any book produced over 10 years ago isn't “brand new”. Booksellers needed some word to describe this... Very Good – How you or I might take care of a book, closer to “as new” than standard. Good – How you might take care of a book. Also referred to as “standard.” The most likely condition for books of this age, shows the book has been read or previously owned. Acceptable – How a child, student or a librarian might take care of a book. (Either trying to make sure someone doesn't steal it by plastering ownership everywhere, filled it with copious notes or a book that has been damaged.) Poor – Combination of “acceptable” factors above. Most likely with water damage as well. Might have missing pages (you should ask). Near – Means “almost” in an optimistic sense. e.g., “Near Fine” means very good, but on the high end. 1st Thus – Unique somehow, maybe 1st paperback, new illustrator, misprint or even the 1st edition. A collector might desire this copy. Thanks for looking!