Beyond Stalinism : Communist political evolution

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Beyond Stalinism : Communist political evolution

edited by Ronald J. Hill

Frank Cass, 1992

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"This group of studies first appeared in a special issue of Communist studies, vol. 8, no. 1"--T.p. verso

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First Published in 1992. The present collection of essays brings together the concepts of change and development, by using the concept of evolution to explore various forms of change in the communist and 'post-communist' world. The author's experience of living in the provinces of the Soviet Union later persuaded them of the inappropriateness of at least a rigid application of the concept of totalitarianism. This title will also satiate the further interest of the interaction between 'capitalism' (or liberal democracy) and 'communism', particularly the impact of capitalism's technical innovations on some of communism's basic principles of rule.

Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 Communist Politics: An Evolutionary Approach, Ronald J. Hill
  • Chapter 2 The Soviet Union: Gorbachev, and Socialism, Stephen White
  • Chapter 3 Saints and Demons: Communism, Post-Communism and Political Evolution in Poland, Paul G. Lewis
  • Chapter 4 China's Interrupted Evolution, Shaun Breslin
  • Chapter 5 The State: Has the 'Withering Away' Thesis Finally Withered Away?, John Hoffman
  • Chapter 6 Economic Reform and Political Evolution in Eastern Europe, Martin Myant
  • Chapter 7 Groups, Interests and Political Aggregation in East Central Europe, Michael Waller
  • Chapter 8 The Evolution of Party Systems in Eastern Europe, Sten Berglund, Jan Ake Dellenbrant
  • Chapter 9 Communism and Political Evolution, Adam Westoby, Ronald J. Hill

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