Format:
1 online resource (321 pages)
ISBN:
9780195362732
Content:
This work explores how Soviet analysts interpret American domestic politics and social movements by examining their answers to such questions as: "Who rules America?" "How do these rulers stay in power?" and "How do the major classes interact in the American social and political arenas?"Mills demonstrates that, despite growing Soviet understanding of the American political system and their increasing interpretive emphasis on elites rather than classes, Soviet analysis continues to be constrained by an intricate "mindset" that resists modification. An intimate look at Sovietpolitical thinking, this study also considers recent changes, and the prospects for the evolution of a more refined framework under perestroika.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: American Politics and the Soviet Mindset -- 1. Who Rules? Economic Power and Political Power -- The Model: Basic Concepts, Features, and Versions -- The Model in Operation: Big Business and Politics -- 2. How Do They Rule? Liberal Democracy in America -- The Origin of Liberal Democracy -- How Liberal Democracy Developed -- Restricting Liberal Democracy -- Extending Liberal Democracy -- Evaluations of Liberal Democracy -- Part II: American Society and the Soviet Mindset -- 3. Who Are the Rulers and the Ruled? The Class Structure -- Classes and Other Components of Society -- Conflict Within Classes -- The Bourgeoisie -- The Proletariat -- 4. How Do Rulers and Ruled Interact? The Class Struggle -- Bourgeoisie versus Proletariat -- The Antimonopoly Coalition/Alliance of Democratic Forces -- Conclusion -- Part III: Continuity and Change in Soviet Analyses of American Politics -- 5. Soviet Intellectual Contexts and the Interpretation of American Politics -- History, Political Leaders, Institutions -- Individuals, Ideology, Academic Traditions -- Effects on the Study of American Politics -- Conclusion -- 6. American Political Institutions and Processes: Soviet Evaluations -- Parties and Ideologies -- Elections -- The President -- Congress -- The Supreme Court -- Policymaking -- Conclusion -- Part IV: Interpretation -- 7. Explaining American Politics: Theories of Class, Pluralism, and Elitism -- Options -- American and Soviet Intellectual Contexts -- Criticism -- Conclusion -- 8. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195062601
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780195062601
Additional Edition:
Print version As Moscow Sees Us : American Politics and Society in the Soviet Mindset
Language:
English
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=271016
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