| Russian Politics Today Contributor(s): Waller, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0719064155 ISBN-13: 9780719064159 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2005 Annotation: A very accessible introductory text, offering an exceptionally broad coverage of the politics of the Russian Federation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 320.947 |
| LCCN: 2005299722 |
| Series: Politics Today (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.26" W x 9.22" (1.07 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introductory text, written by an established authority on communist and post-communist politics, describes how Vladimir Putin has turned to those with backgrounds in the military and security structures to provide stability in today's Russian Federation, following the democratising reforms of Gorbachev and the ensuing instability of the Yeltsin presidency. Against the background of an increasing authoritarianism, which has restored features of the Soviet political system, it examines the attempts by social and economic groups to assert themselves against the state using embryonic democratic forms that fall far short of pluralism. The book's fourteen chapters offer an exceptionally broad coverage. It will appeal to first- and second-year students in higher education, but its deliberately accessible style will also make it attractive to sixth-form students and the general reader. |