| The Future That Failed: Origins and Destinies of the Soviet Model Contributor(s): Arnason, Johann P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415062268 ISBN-13: 9780415062268 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: "The Future that Failed" attempts to apply theoretical debates on modernity to an analysis of the Communist experience. The most influential theories of modernity have rarely been applied to the problems of Soviet-type societies, even though recent events have highlighted the lack of a conceptual framework for the interpretation of this history. The author tries to show that a revised concept of totalitarianism can be used to clarify the distinctive characteristics of the Soviet model as a pattern of modernity, rather than to construct an alternative to modernization theory. The author develops this argument along four main themes: the historical sources of the Soviet model, its institutional core, the differences between its original version and later variants (with particular reference to China and Eastern Europe), and the combination of structural and historical factors which brought about its terminal crisis. The theoretical model used throughout focuses on the changing configurations of economic, political and cultural patterns. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Economy - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 321.920 |
| LCCN: 93014819 |
| Series: Christianity and Society in the Modern World |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.03 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This outstanding book deals with the Soviet model as a distinctive pattern of modernity. Its historical background and its institutional structure are thoroughly examined as are its implications for understanding Modernity. The book challenges many of the simple assumptions and judgements made about the Soviet road. It is essential reading for students of Political Science, Sociology and Soviet History |
