In The Rise and Demise of World Communism, George Breslauer explores the nature of communist regimes-what they shared in common, how they differed from each other, and how they differentially evolved over time. He offers the most accessible and readable account of the evolution of communism in sixteen states. Half the size of more detailed and encyclopedic books on the rise and fall of communism, it engages the reader with short chapters and a ready understanding of the historical flow from Karl Marx to the present day.
In The Rise and Demise of World Communism, George Breslauer explores the nature of communist regimes-what they shared in common, how they differed from each other, and how they differentially evolved over time. He offers the most accessible and readable account of the evolution of communism in sixteen states. Half the size of more detailed and encyclopedic books on the rise and fall of communism, it engages the reader with short chapters and a ready understanding of the historical flow from Karl Marx to the present day.
George W. Breslauer is a specialist on Soviet and post-Soviet politics and foreign relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. He advanced through the ranks to full professor of political science, was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award of the Division of Social Sciences in 1997, and was appointed Chancellor's Professor in 1998 for exceptional distinction in research, teaching, and service to the university. He served UC Berkeley as dean of social sciences (1999-2006) and as executive vice chancellor and provost (2006-2014). In 2014 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Professor Breslauer is the author or editor of 12 books on Soviet and Russian politics and foreign relations.
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* Acknowledgements * Introduction * Part I. General Patterns in World Communism * Chapter 1. What did Communist Regimes Have in Common? * Chapter 2. How did Communist Regimes Differ from Each Other? * Chapter 3. The World Communist Movement: From Moscow-Centric to Pluralistic * Part II. Ideology and Organization: The Heritage * Chapter 4. Marxism: The Vision * Chapter 5. Leninism: The Instrument * Part III. Coming to Power and "Building Socialism" in Russia * Chapter 6. The Bolshevik Seizure of Power * Chapter 7. Consolidating Bolshevik Power * Chapter 8. Respite * Chapter 9. Building Socialism: Stalin's Revolution from Above, 1928-1934 * Chapter 10. The Great Terror and Stalinist Despotism * Chapter 11. Was Stalinism a Logical Continuation of Marxism-Leninism? * Chapter 12. Was Stalin's Revolution from Above a Rational Strategy of Modernization? * Chapter 13. Stalinism and World Communism in the 1930s * Chapter 14. The Impact of World War II on the Soviet Union and World Communism * Part IV. The Stalinist Model Spreads Westward and Eastward * Chapter 15. The Creation of East European Communist States * Chapter 16. Origins and Entrenchment of the Cold War * Chapter 17. World War II and the Creation of Asian Communist States: The People's Republic of China * Chapter 18. Consolidating Power and Building Socialism in China * Chapter 19. Communist Parties Come to Power in Korea and Vietnam * Part V. After Stalin: From Similarity to Difference * Chapter 20. What Follows Stalinism in the USSR? * Chapter 21. Diversity and Defiance Within the World Communist Movement * Chapter 22. "Building Communism": Competition for Ideological "Correctness" Within the World Communist Movement * Chapter 23. The Sino-Soviet Schism, 1957-1963 * Chapter 24. Cuba's Indigenous Revolution, 1959-70 * Chapter 25. The Soviet Union After Khrushchev: Bureaucratic Leninism * Chapter 26. Alternatives to Utopia in China, 1960-1965 * Chapter 27. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969 * Chapter 28. Maoism: An Accounting * Part VI. The Realignment of International Relations: From Proletarian Internationalism to Balance-of-Power Politics * Chapter 29. The Collapse of the World Communist Movement and the Rise of Detente * Chapter 30. Why US-Soviet Détente Failed * Chapter 31. Post-Detente Realignment: the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, December 1979 * Part VII. The Collapse of European Communism * Chapter 32. Varieties of Opposition to the Soviet Model in Eastern Europe, 1968-1985 * Chapter 33. Gorbachev's Peaceful Revolution from Above * Chapter 34. Gorbachev and the Abandonment of Anti-Imperialist Struggle * Part VIII. The Remains of Communism in a Post-Communist World * Chapter 35. From Maoism to Market Leninism: The Chinese Economic Miracle After Mao * Chapter 36. China in a Post-Communist World: Can Leninism Survive Market Leninism? * Chapter 37. Market Leninism in Vietnam * Chapter 38. Market Leninism in Laos * Chapter 39. Bureaucratic Leninism in Cuba * Chapter 40. Stalinism in North Korea * Part IX. Conclusions * Chapter 41. Why the Drive to Difference? * Chapter 42. Assessing the Communist Experience: Achievement or Tragedy? * Chapter 43: Is There a Future for New Communist States?
* Acknowledgements * Introduction * Part I. General Patterns in World Communism * Chapter 1. What did Communist Regimes Have in Common? * Chapter 2. How did Communist Regimes Differ from Each Other? * Chapter 3. The World Communist Movement: From Moscow-Centric to Pluralistic * Part II. Ideology and Organization: The Heritage * Chapter 4. Marxism: The Vision * Chapter 5. Leninism: The Instrument * Part III. Coming to Power and "Building Socialism" in Russia * Chapter 6. The Bolshevik Seizure of Power * Chapter 7. Consolidating Bolshevik Power * Chapter 8. Respite * Chapter 9. Building Socialism: Stalin's Revolution from Above, 1928-1934 * Chapter 10. The Great Terror and Stalinist Despotism * Chapter 11. Was Stalinism a Logical Continuation of Marxism-Leninism? * Chapter 12. Was Stalin's Revolution from Above a Rational Strategy of Modernization? * Chapter 13. Stalinism and World Communism in the 1930s * Chapter 14. The Impact of World War II on the Soviet Union and World Communism * Part IV. The Stalinist Model Spreads Westward and Eastward * Chapter 15. The Creation of East European Communist States * Chapter 16. Origins and Entrenchment of the Cold War * Chapter 17. World War II and the Creation of Asian Communist States: The People's Republic of China * Chapter 18. Consolidating Power and Building Socialism in China * Chapter 19. Communist Parties Come to Power in Korea and Vietnam * Part V. After Stalin: From Similarity to Difference * Chapter 20. What Follows Stalinism in the USSR? * Chapter 21. Diversity and Defiance Within the World Communist Movement * Chapter 22. "Building Communism": Competition for Ideological "Correctness" Within the World Communist Movement * Chapter 23. The Sino-Soviet Schism, 1957-1963 * Chapter 24. Cuba's Indigenous Revolution, 1959-70 * Chapter 25. The Soviet Union After Khrushchev: Bureaucratic Leninism * Chapter 26. Alternatives to Utopia in China, 1960-1965 * Chapter 27. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966-1969 * Chapter 28. Maoism: An Accounting * Part VI. The Realignment of International Relations: From Proletarian Internationalism to Balance-of-Power Politics * Chapter 29. The Collapse of the World Communist Movement and the Rise of Detente * Chapter 30. Why US-Soviet Détente Failed * Chapter 31. Post-Detente Realignment: the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, December 1979 * Part VII. The Collapse of European Communism * Chapter 32. Varieties of Opposition to the Soviet Model in Eastern Europe, 1968-1985 * Chapter 33. Gorbachev's Peaceful Revolution from Above * Chapter 34. Gorbachev and the Abandonment of Anti-Imperialist Struggle * Part VIII. The Remains of Communism in a Post-Communist World * Chapter 35. From Maoism to Market Leninism: The Chinese Economic Miracle After Mao * Chapter 36. China in a Post-Communist World: Can Leninism Survive Market Leninism? * Chapter 37. Market Leninism in Vietnam * Chapter 38. Market Leninism in Laos * Chapter 39. Bureaucratic Leninism in Cuba * Chapter 40. Stalinism in North Korea * Part IX. Conclusions * Chapter 41. Why the Drive to Difference? * Chapter 42. Assessing the Communist Experience: Achievement or Tragedy? * Chapter 43: Is There a Future for New Communist States?
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