Description: đź“—Hardcover Book: HOW THE SOVIET UNION IS GOVERNED,c1980, 4th Printing - Merle Fainsod's original book Revised and Enlarged by Jerry F. Hough. Harvard University Press, Massachusetts. 679 pages including a large Notes section and Index. Charts throughout the book. PRODUCT DETAILS This is a new and thorough revision of a recognized classic whose first edition was hailed as the most authoritative account in English of the governing of the Soviet Union. Now, with historical material rearranged in chronological order, and with seven new chapters covering most of the last fifteen years, this edition brings the Soviet Union fully into the light of modern history and political science. The purposes of Fainsod's earlier editions were threefold: to explain the techniques used by the Bolsheviks and Stalin to gain control of the Russian political system; to describe the methods they employed to maintain command; and to speculate upon the likelihood oftheir continued control in the future. This new edition increases very substantially the attention paid to another aspect of the political process--how policy is formed, how the Soviet Union is governed. Whenever possible, Mr. Hough attempts to analyze the alignments and interrelationships between Soviet policy institutions. Moreover, he constantly moves beyond a description of these institutions to probe the way they work. Two chapters are devoted to the questions of individual political participation. Other chapters examine the internal organization of institutions and explore the ways in which the backgrounds of their officials influence their policy positions and alliances. The picture that emerges is an unprecedented account of the distribution of power in the Soviet Union. Good condition. Tight bindings. Only flaws are 1) Inside cover page has some markings, and 2) Chapter One has some highlights. All else is fine. Great in-Depth study of the period. Ships via Media Mail rates!!
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Cambridge Massachusetts
Signed: No
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Subject: Law & Government
Year Printed: 1980
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, See Description And Pictures
Author: Hough and Fainsod
Region: North America
Personalized: Yes
Topic: Political
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
