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A normal totalitarian society : how the Soviet Union functioned and how it collapsed / Vladimir Shlapentokh. A normal totalitarian society : how the soviet union functioned and how it collapsed / Vladimir Shlapentokh

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2001.; New York : Sharpe , 2001Description: xv, 340 p. ; 24 cm; 340pISBN:
  • 1563244713 (alk. paper)
  • 9781563244711 (alk. paper)
  • 1563244721
  • 9781563244728
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HX 311.5 S558n 2001
  • S131a 2001
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Contents:
Theoretical concepts -- Two components of Soviet ideology: socialism and Russian nationalism -- Adjusting the revolutionary ideology to totalitarian goals -- World revolution as a geopolitical instrument -- Open and closed ideologies -- Policy toward key social groups: workers and creative intelligentsia -- The political system: the supreme leader as the major institution -- An effective political machine -- The economy: organic flaws and achievements -- Public opinion: acceptance of the regime -- The regime and the empire: a complex relationship -- Reforms: alternatives in history -- Reforming the system, destroying its fundamentals -- Consequences.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HX 311.5 S558n 2001 | S131a 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000053162

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theoretical concepts -- Two components of Soviet ideology: socialism and Russian nationalism -- Adjusting the revolutionary ideology to totalitarian goals -- World revolution as a geopolitical instrument -- Open and closed ideologies -- Policy toward key social groups: workers and creative intelligentsia -- The political system: the supreme leader as the major institution -- An effective political machine -- The economy: organic flaws and achievements -- Public opinion: acceptance of the regime -- The regime and the empire: a complex relationship -- Reforms: alternatives in history -- Reforming the system, destroying its fundamentals -- Consequences.

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