Transitions and non-transitions from communism : regime survival in China, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam /

"Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, many scholars have sought to explain the collapse of communism. Yet, more than two decades on, communist regimes continue to rule in a diverse set of countries including China, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam. In a unique study of fourteen countries, Steven Sax...

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Main Authors: Saxonberg, Steven
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Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, many scholars have sought to explain the collapse of communism. Yet, more than two decades on, communist regimes continue to rule in a diverse set of countries including China, Cuba, North Korea and Vietnam. In a unique study of fourteen countries, Steven Saxonberg explores the reasons for the survival of some communist regimes while others fell. He also shows why the process of collapse differed among communist-led regimes in Europe, Africa and Latin America. Based on the analysis of the different processes of collapse that has already taken place and tak
Carrier Form: xi, 350 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781107023888 :
1107023882
Index Number: HX44
CLC: D18
Call Number: D18/S273
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Communist regime types; 3. Nationalism and patrimonial communism; 4. Ideology and opposition to communism; 5. Revolutionary potential and revolutionary outcomes; 6. Transitions without revolutions; 7. Non-transitions among maturing countries; 8. Non-transition and patrimonial communism; 9. What next?