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Social Theory and the Crisis of State Socialism (Hardcover)
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Social Theory and the Crisis of State Socialism (Hardcover)
Series: Studies of Communism in Transition series
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The collapse of communist governments in Eastern Europe and the
Soviet Union requires a major rethink of many sociological theories
of social integration and change.Drawing on a wide range of social
theory, Social Theory and the Crisis of State Socialism offers a
comparative analysis of the democratic revolutions, combining
historical understanding with accounts of the crisis of communism
in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Russia. Larry Ray identifies
contradictions within Soviet societies, developing a theory of
crisis management that accounts both for the survival of the system
over several decades and for its eventual failure. The social
structure of Soviet systems is analysed in relation to debates in
sociological theory over legitimation, social integration, social
movements and modernity. Larry Ray examines new forms of class,
political and national identity in post-socialist Europe,
demonstrating how political conflicts are related to economic
transformation, especially the emergence of 'nomenklatura
capitalism', and asks whether sufficient conditions exist for the
stabilization of democratic citizenship. Social Theory and the
Crisis of State Socialism will be welcomed for comparatively
analysing the communist and post-communist experiences of a number
of East European countries in the light of a critical examination
of the broad issues of social theory and modernity.
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