The Origin of the Communist Autocracy
Author: Leonard Schapiro
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1987-06-18
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 1349095095
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The Origin of the Communist Autocracy
Author: Leonard Schapiro
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Published: 2013-08
Total Pages: 414
ISBN-13: 9781258781149
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Origin of the Communist Autocracy: Political Opposition in the Soviet State
Author: Leonard Schapiro
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Published: 1956
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAutocratic Tradition and Chinese Politics
Author: Zhengyuan Fu
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780521442282
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the Chinese political tradition over the past two thousand years and argues that the enduring and most important feature of this tradition is autocracy. The author interprets the communist takeover of 1949 not as a revolution but as a continuation of the imperial tradition. The book shows how Mao Zedong revitalised this autocratic tradition along five lines: the use of ideology for political control; concentration of power in the hands of a few; state power over all aspects of life; law as a tool wielded by the ruler, who is himself above the law; and the subjection of the individual to the state. Using a statist approach, the book argues that in China political action of the state has been the single most important factor in determining socio-economic change.
Communism: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Leslie Holmes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-08-27
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 0199551545
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Hungry Ghosts
Author: C J Barker
Publisher: Book Guild Publishing
Published: 2024-03-28
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1835740685
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe lives of Vic Woods and Ruth Wolfe, working-class teenagers from Liverpool and London, are profoundly disrupted by the arrival of World War II. Ruth’s journey leads her to aerial photographic interpretation, though her aspirations for advancement are denied, while Vic’s wartime experiences with bomber command haunt him long after the war is over. Their post-war marriage and tumultuous relationship with their son, James, make for a gripping narrative of trauma, conflict and, ultimately, love. Set against the backdrop of World War II and the social upheaval of the late 1960s, Hungry Ghosts transports readers into the drama of two pivotal eras in history, exploring the intergenerational impact of war, particularly on the intricate relationships between fathers and sons. Hungry Ghosts is not just a war story; it’s a timeless exploration of family bonds and the indelible scars left by war.
The Origins of Dominant Parties
Author: Ora John Reuter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-04-27
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 1107171768
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book asks why dominant political parties emerge in some authoritarian regimes, but not in others, focusing on Russia's experience under Putin.
Competitive Authoritarianism
Author: Steven Levitsky
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-08-16
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ISBN-13: 1139491482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on a detailed study of 35 cases in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and post-communist Eurasia, this book explores the fate of competitive authoritarian regimes between 1990 and 2008. It finds that where social, economic, and technocratic ties to the West were extensive, as in Eastern Europe and the Americas, the external cost of abuse led incumbents to cede power rather than crack down, which led to democratization. Where ties to the West were limited, external democratizing pressure was weaker and countries rarely democratized. In these cases, regime outcomes hinged on the character of state and ruling party organizations. Where incumbents possessed developed and cohesive coercive party structures, they could thwart opposition challenges, and competitive authoritarian regimes survived; where incumbents lacked such organizational tools, regimes were unstable but rarely democratized.
Revolution and Reaction
Author: Kurt Weyland
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-03-28
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1108483550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplains how bold efforts at profound progressive change provoked a powerful reactionary backlash that led to the imposition of brutal, regressive dictatorships.
Never Turn Back
Author: Julian Gewirtz
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2022
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 0674241843
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 1980s saw spirited debate in China, as officials and the public pressed for economic and political liberalization. But after Tiananmen, the Communist Party erased the reform debate from memory. Julian Gewirtz shows how the leadership expunged alternative visions of China's future and set the stage for the policing of history under Xi Jinping.
