Pei, Minxin. <br/><br/>
From Reform to Revolution :  The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (264 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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?. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674041974 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communism-China.<br/>Communism-Soviet Union.<br/>Mass media-China.<br/>Mass media-Soviet Union.<br/>China-Economic conditions-1976-2000.<br/>Soviet Union-Economic conditions-1985-1991.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HX418 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>321.9/2/0947