Communist and postcommunist political systems: an introduction / Stephen Wright ... [et al.].
By: Wright, Stephen
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Contributor(s): Gardner, John | Schöpflin, George.
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BookPublisher: London : Macmillan, 1990Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xi, 357 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0333535480 ; 0333535472 .Subject(s): Communist state | Communist countries -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 321.92 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 321.92 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00082636 |
First and second editions published under the title Communist Political Systems.
Bibliography: (pages 337-352) and index.
The comparative study of communist and postcommunist states -- Histories, societies and political cultures -- Structures of government -- The party systems -- The leaderships -- The policy process -- Democracy and citizen politics -- Communist and postcommunist states in comparative perspective.
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YA The authors clearly and concisely describe the structure and operations of the Communist Party. In this good overview, each aspect of the Communist political system is compared and contrasted for the U.S.S.R., Eastern Europe, and China. The information is simplified, and readers can gain knowledge of how policy can be formulated. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Author notes provided by Syndetics
Stephen White is the James Bryce Professor of Politics, a Senior Research Associate of the School of Central and East European Studies at Glasgow University, and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Applied Politics in Moscow.White graduated from Trinity College Dublin with degrees in history and political science, and then completed a PhD in Soviet studies at Glasgow - including an exchange year at Moscow State University - and a DPhil in politics at Wolfson College Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 2010.
Stephen White is the author of numerous articles and books on Soviet and Russian politics.
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