Communism On The Decline

Author : Heinz Timmermann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000315820

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The Decline Of The World Communist Movement by Heinz Timmermann Pdf

International Communism today is split on a number of ideological and political issues and is incapable of the kind of unified action implied by the term “movement.†So argues Heinz Timmermann in this assessment of the current state of world Communism. Dr. Timmermann discusses the historical concept of a world Communist movement in connection with the USSR and China. Focusing on Communism in the West, he examines such diverse groups as the Communist parties in Italy, France, Portugal, Cyprus, Chile, and Japan. Communist parties in the West are increasingly adjusting their policies to better fit their own cultures, and the author links this independence to the emphasis the Soviet Union’s Communist Party has been placing on the specifically Russian character of the October Revolution and Soviet state interests. Apparently, Moscow is now showing some flexibility in its response to tendencies toward differentiation and pluralism within the system of Communist parties. Gorbachev is less concerned with ideological orthodoxy than with Communists effectively supporting Soviet foreign policy. The author argues that by acceding to the concept of “unity in diversity,†Gorbachev is signaling that the Soviet leadership is willing to look beyond the myth of a world Communist movement.

Author : George C. Guins
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789401505017

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Communism on the Decline by George C. Guins Pdf

Communist dictatorship rests not only on a police regime supported by terror. As this writer tried to explain in his previous work, Soviet Law and Soviet Society, the Communist regime is founded to a large degree on the economic dependence of all citizens on the State, as an universal monopolist and a single employer. It is impossible to support such a regime by means of coercion only. Communism tries therefore to impress people with its achievements and to suggest great expectations. It declares itself infallible and invincible. The decay of Communism starts when its achievements cease to satisfy people, when its promises do not raise enthusiasm, and its infallibility becomes exposed; when people begin to understand that the Communist philosophy is based on illusions and its regime is vicious and despotic. When this occurs then coercion proves to be more and more inefficient, and it becomes more and more difficult to secure the people's support. The government begins to feel that the roles are changed and that it is the govern ment which depends on the people rather than the people on the government.

Author : George Constantine Guins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Communism
ISBN : LCCN:59047311

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Communism on the Decline by George Constantine Guins Pdf

Author : Paul Hollander
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0300144202

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Political Will and Personal Belief by Paul Hollander Pdf

The unexpected collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 signaled the demise of a political and economic system that was widely perceived as durable, the preeminent rival to that of the United States. Less conspicuous than the momentous political transformations were the altered beliefs, aspirations, and illusions of the individuals who had maintained and led that system. In this original interpretation the eminent sociologist Paul Hollander focuses on the human aspects of the failure of Soviet communism. He examines how members of the Soviet political elite, leaders in communist Czechoslovakia and Hungary, high-ranking officials in agencies of control and coercion, and distinguished defectors and exiles experienced the erosion of ideals that undermined the political system they had once believed in.Hollander analyzes an array of autobiographical and biographical writings, journalistic accounts, and scholarly interpretations of the unraveling of Soviet communism. The Soviet Union fell apart not merely because of severe economic shortcomings, Hollander argues, but because of the double impact of the conflict between official ideals and practical realities and an eroding sense of legitimacy in the highest echelons. In his conclusion, the author considers how Marxist theory both shaped and undermined the system.

Author : X. L. Ding,Xueliang Ding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1994-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521451383

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The Decline of Communism in China by X. L. Ding,Xueliang Ding Pdf

This 1994 book analyses elite politics in China during the decade of reform (1977-89).

Author : David A. Shannon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0911860053

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The Decline of American Communism by David A. Shannon Pdf

Author : Young C. Kim,Gaston Joseph Sigur
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 1412817560

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Asia and the Decline of Communism by Young C. Kim,Gaston Joseph Sigur Pdf

The monumental events that have hastened the collapse of communism in Europe have inevitably raised major concerns about the future of Communist regimes and systems in Asia. What are the prospects for reform there? What do the changes in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union signify for Asia. What effect would the decline of communism in Asia have on superpower relations and relations with non-Communist Asian countries? This volume examines these and other related questions, and includes leading scholars on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean affairs, as well as contributions by selected foreign specialists who provide their perspectives and analyses. The first part offers commentary on the nature of political changes in the former Communist bloc and their implications for selected Asian countries. Essays in the second part assess the likely impact of political developments on China, North and South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan, and on Japanese-Soviet relations and U.S.-Japanese economic and security relations. Young C. Kim and Gaston J. Sigur

Author : Geoffrey Stern
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038654039

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The Rise and Decline of International Communism by Geoffrey Stern Pdf

>Challenging many of the most deeply held assumptions about the communist world, this original, provocative and wide-ranging book brings new understanding of the international communist movement. The Rise and Decline of International Communismanalyses the changing fortunes of the communist movement from the time of the Comintern to the diffuse and diverse array of socialist and workers parties of today. It argues that while the Bolshevik experiment has left an indelible imprint, still serving as a model for some and a warning to others, national preoccupation's and conflicts of interpretation have produced serious rifts - rifts which have shattered the myth of global communist solidarity and raised question marks over the future of 'communism' as an ideology, movement and way of life. Written by a distinguished academic and broadcaster, lively and accessible, this book is both a basic text and superb overview.

Author : X. L. Ding
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123294964

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The Decline of Communism in China by X. L. Ding Pdf

This 1994 book analyses elite politics in China during the decade of reform (1977-89).

Author : Paul Hollander
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1412821363

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Decline and Discontent by Paul Hollander Pdf

Author : Tom O'Lincoln
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Australia
ISBN : 0977504778

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Into the Mainstream by Tom O'Lincoln Pdf

How are the mighty fallen. At the end of World War II, the Communist Party was a major force in Australian working class life. Yet by the 1980s it had diminished to a demoralised rump. And today it's only a memory. Did the party deserve this fate? Its courage and hard work brought together thousands of working class fighters. It led them in important struggles. But then it inflicted on them the bitterest of disappointments.Into the Mainstream traces the party's decline from an influential movement, plagued by its bureaucratic Stalinist politics, to a shrinking organisation trying desperately to re-invent itself as a radical force, but finally drifting into the political mainstream. The story is set against such historic events as the Cold War, the Sino-Soviet split, and the social radicalisation of the late sixties. It offers lessons for revolutionary activists today

Author : Gyorgy Hunyady
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134659784

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Stereotypes During the Decline and Fall of Communism by Gyorgy Hunyady Pdf

Unique among the satellites of the Soviet Union, Hungary has data from a series of fourteen substantial surveys from the mid-1960s through to 1994. How do Hungarians think about themselves, their history, their society and other countries and their peoples? Hunyady provides an excellent summary of investigations examining these questions, analysing them against the background of the social psychology literature of stereotypes.

Author : Leslie Holmes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199551545

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Communism: A Very Short Introduction by Leslie Holmes Pdf

The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology.

Author : James Weinstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015000210329

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The Decline of Socialism in America, 1912-1925 by James Weinstein Pdf

covers the decline of socialism in america from 1912-1925

Author : Eugen Varga
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Capitalism
ISBN : OCLC:6482312

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The Decline of Capitalism by Eugen Varga Pdf