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OverviewThe focus of all the essays in this collection is the problem of state power in Communist regimes. The problematic nature of the relationship between state and society has troubled the marxist tradition since its inception and continues to be an unresolved issue for its contemporary theorists. Western attempts to characterise the state formations of Communist regimes are equally notoriously debatable and fraught with methodological problems. Both indigenous and Western attempts to theorise these formations are thoroughly reviewed in the early chapters of this book. Later chapters, each written by an expert in the field, go on to explore particular issues (the problem of nationalism within a multi-national state, for instance) or the recent experience of selected Communist regimes in attempting to adapt their institutions to meet new problems. Special attention is paid to the USSR in view of the enormous significance of the Soviet State and the extent to which it has served as a model. Other case studies have been included on the basis that these state formations display unique features (Yugoslavia), that size and importance commends them (China), or that failure in the process of institutional adaptation is instructive for their pathology (Poland). What this book sets out to do is to bring a variety of approaches and a varied expertise to bear upon a very large but relatively neglected issue in contemporary politics-the nature of the state formations of Communist regimes. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Neil HardingPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.481kg ISBN: 9780873958394ISBN 10: 087395839 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 30 June 1984 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledegments List of Contributors List of Abbreviations and Glossary 1. Socialism, Society and the Organic Labour State Neil Harding 2. Political Power and the Soviet State: Western and Soviet Perspectives Archie Brown 3. The 'All-People's State' and 'Developed Socialism' Ronald J. Hill 4. The Coercion/Consent Analysis of the State under Socialism John Hoffman 5. The 'Nationality Problem' and the Soviet State Peter Rutland 6. Nationalism and the Soviet Multi-ethnic State Mary McAuley 7. Institutionalisation and Political Change in Poland Paul G. Lewis 8. Yugoslavia: Development and Persistence of the State Sharon Zukin 9. State Reforms in the People's Republic of China Since 1976: A Historical Perspective David S. G. Goodman 10. Conclusion Neil Harding IndexReviewsAuthor InformationNeil Harding is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Russian Studies at University College, Swansea. He is the author of Lenin's Political Thought, which was awarded the Isaac Deutscher Memorial Prize for 1981-2. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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