Russia's New Politics: The Management of a Postcommunist Society / Edition 1

by Stephen White

Overview

This new textbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date study of politics in postcommunist Russia. The book examines elections and voting, the presidency, economic reform, social change, public opinion, and foreign policy, and places Russia within the wider context of democratization. Clearly and accessibly written and intended for college-level students of Russian affairs, its wealth of detailed reference will also appeal to a specialist audience. The book is a sequel to the author's best-selling After Gorbachev, but is an entirely new book, unrivaled in its scope, wealth of reference, and topicality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521587372
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/28/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

Hometown:

Colorado

Date of Birth:

August 20, 1951

Place of Birth:

Long Island, New York

Education:

B.A., UC Berkeley, 1972; M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 1975; Ph.D., 1979

Website:

http://www.authorstephenwhite.com

Table of Contents

1. From Brezhnev to Yeltsin; 2. Parties, voters and government; 3. Presidential government; 4. Reforming the economy; 5. A divided society; 6. Changing times, changing values; 7. Russia and the wider world; 8. Russia, transition, democracy.

Editorial Reviews

"White has produced perhaps the most comprehensive account of developments in post-Soviet Russia. Research is extensive and will provide students with a useful road-map through the complexities of post-Soviet Russia. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty." Choice

"...Russia's New Politics is certain to win praise from the undergraduates and general readers who are its target audience. There is no better introductory work on the politics, society, and foreign policy of contemporary Russia." The Russian Review, vol.59

"...will provide students with a useful road-map through the complexities of post-Soviet Russia. Highly recommended for upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty." Choice

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