From reform to revolution : the demise of communism in China and the Soviet Union / Minxin Pei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pei, Minxin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--China.

Communism.

Communism--Soviet Union.

Mass media--China.

Mass media.

Mass media--Soviet Union.

China--Economic conditions--1976-2000.

China.

Soviet Union--Economic conditions--1985-1991.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of the 20th century this text argues. Two central questions are emerging: why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? and, why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?

Contents:

Introduction Regime Transition in Communist States Explaining the Tocqueville Paradox China's Capitalist Revolution The Private Sector under Perestroika The Self-Liberalization of China's Mass Media The Liberal Takeover of the Soviet Mass Media under Glasnost Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index

Notes:

Originally published: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-243) and index.

ISBN:

9780674041974

0674041976

OCLC:

923110156