Beyond Stalinism: Communist Political Evolution (Journal of Communist Studies)

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. First Published in 1992. The present collection of essays brings together the concepts of change and development, by using the concept of evolution to explore various forms of change in the communist and 'post-communist' world. The author's experience of living in the provinces of the Soviet Union later persuaded them of the inappropriateness of at least a rigid application of the concept of totalitarianism. This title will also satiate the further interest of the interaction between 'capitalism' (or liberal democracy) and 'communism', particularly the impact of capitalism's technical innovations on some of communism's basic principles of rule. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Communist Politics: An Evolutionary Approach The Soviet Union: Gorbachev, Perestroika and Socialism Saints and Demons: Communism, Post-Communism and Political Evolution in Poland China's Interrupted Revolution The State: Has the 'Withering Away' Thesis Finally Withered Away? Economic Reform and Political Evolution in Eastern Europe Groups, Interests and Political Aggregation in East Central Europe The Evolution of Party Systems in Eastern Europe Communism and Political Evolution Index Edited By Ronald J. Hill. This Group Of Studies First Appeared In A Special Issue Of 'the Journal Of Communist Studies', Vol. 8, No. 1--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.