Richard Sakwa

Soviet Politics (eBook, PDF)

In Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

A new edition of Richard Sakwas successful textbook Soviet Politics: an introduction. Thoroughly revised and updated it builds on the previous editions comprehensive and accessible exploration of the Soviet system, from its rise in 1919 to its collapse in 1991.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134909971
• Artikelnr.: 38252745

Autorenporträt

Richard Sakwa

Inhaltsangabe

Part I History 1. The Russian Legacy The Old Regime Social and economic
developments Revolutionary movements and Bolshevism 2. The Creation of the
Soviet State The Revolutions of 1917 The formation of the Soviet State,
1918-21: The dictatorship of the proletariat and commune democracy, Civil
war and armed peace, War communism, The oppositions 3. Stalin and Stalinism
The NEP compromise The great industrialization debate The revolution from
above Command economy and society The great purges 'Stalinism' 4.
Khrushchev and Destalinisation The New Course Destalinization Economy and
Society Authority and ideology Khrushchev's fall 5. From Brezhnev to
Gorbachev Corporatism and compromise The decline of the regime The final
Soviet Politics, Andropov: the struggle for discipline, Chernenko: the
struggle for conformity, Gorbachev: the struggle for change Part II
Government 6. The Communist Party Recruitment Organisation Party, state and
government The leading role of the party The end of party rule 7. The
Structure of Power Constitutions and power The national legislature: The
Supreme Soviet, The Congress of People's Deputies and the Supreme Soviet
The government 8. Security and Justice The military and Soviet politics The
KGB Justice 9. Local Government and Participation Local soviets and
administration Elections Participation and socialisation: The meaning of
participation, Institutional forms of participation, Non-institutional
forms of participation Part III Politics 10. Power and Policy-Making The
role of leadership Models of Soviet power: Totalitarianism and
concentration models, The group approach and diffusion models, Corporatism
and other approaches 11. Ideology and Authority The meaning of ideology The
ideological apparatus The role of ideology Power, political culture and
legitimacy 12. Class and Gender New class and society The politics of
gender 13. From Dissent to Pluralism Political dissent and the state The
evolution of dissent Strands of resistance The return of pluralism Dissent
in perspective Part IV Policies 14. The Command Economy and Reform Planning
and political economy History of economic reform The failure of reform 15.
Nationality Politics Soviet constitutions and federalism: Soviet
constitutions, Soviet federalism Nationalism in the USSR The politics of
nationalism 16. Foreign and Defence Policy The course of Soviet foreign
policy The making of foreign policy The politics of security Part V
Perspectives 17. Rise and Fall Main features Patterns of Soviet rule
Reasons for the fall 18. Conclusion: Soviet Politics in Perspective