A Normal Totalitarian Society

How the Soviet Union Functioned and How It Collapsed

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book A Normal Totalitarian Society by Vladimir Shlapentokh, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Vladimir Shlapentokh ISBN: 9781315482712
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Vladimir Shlapentokh
ISBN: 9781315482712
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Shlapentokh undertakes a dispassionate analysis of the ordinary functioning of the Soviet system from Stalin's death through the Soviet collapse and Russia's first post-communist decade. Without overlooking its repressive character, he treats the USSR as a "normal" system that employed both socialist and nationalist ideologies for the purposes of technological and military modernization, preservation of empire, and expansion of its geopolitical power. Foregoing the projection of Western norms and assumptions, he seeks to achieve a clearer understanding of a civilization that has perplexed its critics and its champions alike.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Shlapentokh undertakes a dispassionate analysis of the ordinary functioning of the Soviet system from Stalin's death through the Soviet collapse and Russia's first post-communist decade. Without overlooking its repressive character, he treats the USSR as a "normal" system that employed both socialist and nationalist ideologies for the purposes of technological and military modernization, preservation of empire, and expansion of its geopolitical power. Foregoing the projection of Western norms and assumptions, he seeks to achieve a clearer understanding of a civilization that has perplexed its critics and its champions alike.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Information Warfare in Business by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book The Rat by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Key Issues in Women's Work by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Hegel by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book The Urban Lifeworld by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Agency in Language Policy and Planning: by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book New Statistical Procedures for the Social Sciences by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book The Disobedient Museum by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book The Scope of Tolerance by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Analyzing Multimodal Interaction by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Spaces of Congestion and Traffic by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Civil Society in Liberal Democracy by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book The Life of the Buddha and the Early History of His Order by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book The Radiation Legacy of the Soviet Nuclear Complex by Vladimir Shlapentokh
Cover of the book Psychology and its Bearing on Education by Vladimir Shlapentokh
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy