For six decade the Soviet system has been immune to military
rebellion and takeover, which often characterizes modernizing
countries. How can we explain the stability of Soviet military
politics, asks Timothy Colton in his compelling interpretation of
civil-military relations in the Soviet Union.
Hitherto most western scholars have posited a basic dichotomy
of interests between the Soviet army and the Communist party. They
view the two institutions as conflictprone, with civilian supremacy
depending primarily upon the party's control of officers through
its organs within the military establishment. Colton challenges
this thesis and argues that the military party organs have come to
possess few of the attributes of an effective controlling device,
and that the commissars and their heirs have operated as allies
rather than adversaries of the military commanders. In explaining
the extraordinary stability in army-party relations in terms of
overlapping interests rather than controlling mechanisms, Colton
offers a major case study and a new model to students of
comparative military politics.
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Russian Research Center Studies, 79 |
Release date: |
May 2014 |
First published: |
October 2013 |
Authors: |
Timothy J. Colton
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
373 |
Edition: |
Reprint 2014 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-49742-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
LSN: |
0-674-49742-2 |
Barcode: |
9780674497429 |
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