As Moscow sees us : American politics and society in the Soviet mindset / Richard M. Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Richard M., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign public opinion, Soviet.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examines the prism through which Soviet analysts interpret American domestic and foreign politics, and the factors that shape continuity and change in the Soviet framework. The author analyzes this perspective by asking from the Soviet viewpoint such questions as - who rules America?

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Who Rules? Economic Power and Political Power; 2. How Do They Rule? Liberal Democracy in America; 3. Who Are the Rulers and the Ruled? The Class Structure; 4. How Do Rulers and Ruled Interact? The Class Struggle; 5. Soviet Intellectual Contexts and the Interpretation of American Politics; 6. American Political Institutions and Processes: Soviet Evaluations; 7. Explaining American Politics: Theories of Class, Pluralism, and Elitism; 8. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1990.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-299) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773287-9

1-280-52458-8

0-19-536273-X

1-4294-0107-9

OCLC:

191936247