Political Participation in the USSR / Theodore H. Friedgut.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedgut, Theodore H., author.

Series:

Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University

Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University ; 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Politics and government.

Local Subjects:

Political participation--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2014]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Theodore H. Friedgut scrutinizes mass political participation in the Soviet system, examining in detail the electoral process, the local councils, and the neighborhood committees from 1957 to the present.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Preface

Glossary

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1. Participation and Soviet Politics

Chapter 2. The Soviet Electoral System

Chapter 3. The Local Soviets at Work

Chapter 4. Social Mobilization and Social Control

Chapter 5. Mechanisms and Processes of Soviet Political Participation

Select Bibliography

Index

STUDIES OF THE RUSSIAN INSTITUTE

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9781400855117

140085511X

OCLC:

979835994