Political Science / Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism

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Paths for Cuba

Paths for Cuba

Reforming Communism in Comparative Perspective
The Cuban model of communism has been an inspiration—from both a positive and negative perspective—for social movements, political leaders, and cultural expressionists around the world. With changes in leadership, the pace of change has accelerated following decades of economic struggles. The death of Fidel Castro and the reduced ...
Strategic Frames

Strategic Frames

Europe, Russia, and Minority Inclusion in Estonia and Latvia
Strategic Frames analyzes minority policies in Estonia and Latvia following their independence from the Soviet Union. It weighs the powerful influence of both Europe and Russia on their policy choices, and how this intersected with the costs and benefits of policy changes for the politicians in each state. Prior to ...
The Thaw Generation

The Thaw Generation

Coming of Age in the Post-Stalin Era
The Thaw Generation offers an insider's look at the Soviet dissident movement–the intellectuals who, during the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras, dared to challenge an oppressive system and demand the rights guaranteed by the Soviet constitution. Fired from their jobs, hunted by the KGB, “tried,” and imprisoned, Alexeyeva and ...
After Marx, Before Lenin

After Marx, Before Lenin

Marxism and Socialist Working-Class Parties in Europe, 1884-1914
In this book, Gary P. Steenson offers new interpretations of the history and nature of socialist movements in Germany, France, Austria, and Italy, from after Karl Marx's death until World War I. Based largely on Friedrich Engels's correspondence and those of other socialist party leaders, Steenson analyzes Engels'...
Building Socialism in Bolshevik Russia

Building Socialism in Bolshevik Russia

Ideology and Industrial Organization, 1917-1921
Remington profiles the Bolshevik project of social transformation and political centralization known as War Communism. He argues that the effort to institute a centrally planned and administered economy shaped the ideology of the regime, the relations between the regime and the working class, and the character of state power.
Not One Man Not One Penny

Not One Man Not One Penny

The German social democratic movement was the first mass, working-class party in world history, and a prototype for one of the major features of twentieth-century politics. Gary P. Steenson presents an introduction to the origins and development of German social democracy up to the First World War, by drawing upon ...

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