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The demise of communism in the former Soviet Union and the massive political and economic changes in China are the stunning transformations of the 20th century this text argues. Two central questions are emerging: why did different communist systems experience different patterns of transition? and, why did partial reforms in the Soviet Union and China turn into revolutions?

Title From reform to revolution : the demise of communism in China and the Soviet Union / Minxin Pei.
Publisher Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
Creation Date 1994
Notes Originally published: 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-243) and index.
English
Content Introduction Regime Transition in Communist States Explaining the Tocqueville Paradox China's Capitalist Revolution The Private Sector under Perestroika The Self-Liberalization of China's Mass Media The Liberal Takeover of the Soviet Mass Media under Glasnost Conclusion Abbreviations Notes Acknowledgments Index
Extent 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations
Language English
National Library system number 997010718563905171
MARC RECORDS
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