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Postcommunism

Postcommunism
Postcommunism
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Book Specifications

SKUID
:
G-698
ISBN
:
9788176492782
Published Year
:
2005
Author
:
Richard Sakwa
Publisher
:
Viva Books
Book Condition
:
Used Good
Condition Note
:
This used book is in good condition.
Book Binding Type
:
Paper Back
Language
:
English
No. of Pages
:
153
Dimensions
:
21.5 x 14 cm
Availability
:
In Stock

Book Description

POSTCOMMUNISM

. Is there such a thing as postcommunism?.

 What are the central elements of the concept?

. What does postcommunism mean for us all?

Postcommunism has joined the list of terms like postmodernity and postcolonialism that defines the spirit of our age. Designed for undergraduate courses and an essential reference for those more familiar with the field, this authoritative text examines the validity and ramifications of the concept and places it in the broader context of global change. The emergence of communism was accompanied by the development of a critical body of thinking that questioned the basic assumptions of revolutionary socialism and that ultimately proved to be communism's downfall Sakwa shows how the apparent exhaustion of the revolutionary socialist alternative poses new challenges to the hegemony of the capitalist order itself. He examines the historical origins of postcommunism and its practice in countries that had previously been communist, and situates it in a larger theoretical perspective, focusing on the challenge of finding adequate forms for political and national community in an increasingly fragmented world.