From Reform to Revolution : The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union.
Pei, Minxin.
From Reform to Revolution : The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (264 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Intorduction -- 1. Regime Transition in Communist States -- 2. Explaining the Tocquville Paradox -- 3. China's Capitalist Revolution -- 4. The private Sector under Perestroika -- 5. The Self-Liberalization of the China's Mass Media -- 6. The Liberal Takeover of the Soviet Mass Media under Glasnost -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?.
9780674041974
Communism-China.
Communism-Soviet Union.
Mass media-China.
Mass media-Soviet Union.
China-Economic conditions-1976-2000.
Soviet Union-Economic conditions-1985-1991.
Electronic books.
HX418
321.9/2/0947
From Reform to Revolution : The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (264 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Intorduction -- 1. Regime Transition in Communist States -- 2. Explaining the Tocquville Paradox -- 3. China's Capitalist Revolution -- 4. The private Sector under Perestroika -- 5. The Self-Liberalization of the China's Mass Media -- 6. The Liberal Takeover of the Soviet Mass Media under Glasnost -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of our century. Two central questions are emerging: Why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? Why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?.
9780674041974
Communism-China.
Communism-Soviet Union.
Mass media-China.
Mass media-Soviet Union.
China-Economic conditions-1976-2000.
Soviet Union-Economic conditions-1985-1991.
Electronic books.
HX418
321.9/2/0947