Politics and the Soviet System
Published in March 1989
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-0-333-45163-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection of essays focuses on a variety of topics pertaining to Soviet propaganda and policy making. Among the essays, there is a study of the view of international relations presented by Soviet TV news, a survey of development in comparative communist studies, and an analysis of recent changes wrought by Gorbachev and the strategy of "glasnost". The contributions are made by former students and colleagues of Professor Frederick C. Barghoorn and the book contains a bibliography of the professor's publications. Thomas Remington has also written "The Truth of Authority: Ideology and Communication in Soviet Society", "Building Socialism in Bolshevik Russia" and "Politics of the USSR" with Frederick C.Barghoorn.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
410 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-45163-2 (9780333451632)
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Content
Fathers and sons - the dialectics of Soviet studies, T.F.Remington; understanding the world - the cognitive grid of Soviet television news, E.Mickiewicz; religion and youth in the Soviet Union, D.E.Powell; Gorbachev and the strategy of "Glasnost", T.F.Remington; Soviet bureaucratic politics - the role of leaders and of lower officials, C.H.Fairbanks, Jr; allocation politics and the arms race - a Soviet constituency for arms control, M.McCain; regional aspects of policy innovation in the Soviet Union, D.Slider; model fitting in communism studies, G.A.Almond and L.Roselle.