Privilege in the Soviet Union : a study of elite life-styles under communism / Mervyn Matthews.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Mervyn, author.

Series:

Routledge Revivals

Routledge revivals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Elite (Social sciences)--Soviet Union.

Elite (Social sciences).

Social mobility--Soviet Union.

Social mobility.

Equality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (190 p.)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1978, this unique work throws much-needed light upon the exact nature of privilege and elite life-styles in the contemporary Soviet Union, under the Communist regime. Dr Matthews' study places these life-styles in a historical perspective, and characterises, in sociological terms, the people who enjoyed them.This study is based on an extensive programme of personal interviews among emigré groups and a close analysis of original and little-known legal historical sources. There are special sections on the nature of change in the Soviet elite and on social mo

Contents:

pt. 1. The Soviet elite in the seventies

pt. 2. Privilege and the law since the revolution

pt. 3. Social movement and comparison.

Notes:

"First published in 1978 by George Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-71603-3

1-136-71604-1

1-283-96682-4

0-203-81557-2

9780203815571

OCLC:

826487643