Politics and the Soviet System: Essays in Honour of Frederick C. Barghoorn

by Thomas F. Remington (Editor)

Overview

This collection of essays focuses on topics pertaining to Soviet propaganda and policy making. Among the essays, there is a study of the view of international relations presented by Soviet TV news, a survey of development in comparative communist studies, and an analysis of recent changes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349098224
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/1989
Edition description:	1st ed. 1989
Pages:	235
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Fathers and sons - the dialectics of Soviet studies, T.F.Remington; understanding the world - the cognitive grid of Soviet television news, E.Mickiewicz; religion and youth in the Soviet Union, D.E.Powell; Gorbachev and the strategy of "Glasnost", T.F.Remington; Soviet bureaucratic politics - the role of leaders and of lower officials, C.H.Fairbanks, Jr; allocation politics and the arms race - a Soviet constituency for arms control, M.McCain; regional aspects of policy innovation in the Soviet Union, D.Slider; model fitting in communism studies, G.A.Almond and L.Roselle.