{"product_id":"historical-legacies-of-communism-in-russia-and-eastern-europe-hardback-9781107054172","title":"Historical Legacies of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe (Hardback) 9781107054172","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistorical Legacies of Communism in Russia and Eastern Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book elaborates an empirical approach to the study of historical legacies of communism, revolving around relationships and mechanisms rather than correlation and outward similarities.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Beissinger (Edited by), Stephen Kotkin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107054172, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e258 pages, 7 b\/w illus.  25 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in the topic of post-Communist transitions in particular, and of transitions from authoritarian rule in general. While this work will mostly appeal to scholars and graduate students, the essays are written in such a way that they are accessible to advanced undergraduates as well.' Christopher Marsh, The Russian Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book takes stock of arguments about the historical legacies of communism that have become common within the study of Russia and East Europe more than two decades after communism's demise and elaborates an empirical approach to the study of historical legacies revolving around relationships and mechanisms rather than correlation and outward similarities. Eleven essays by a distinguished group of scholars assess whether post-communist developments in specific areas continue to be shaped by the experience of communism or, alternatively, by fundamental divergences produced before or after communism. Chapters deal with the variable impact of the communist experience on post-communist societies in such areas as regime trajectories and democratic political values; patterns of regional and sectoral economic development; property ownership within the energy sector; the functioning of the executive branch of government, the police, and courts; the relationship of religion to the state; government language policies; and informal relationships and practices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. The historical legacies of communism: an empirical agenda Stephen Kotkin and Mark R. Beissinger\u003cbr\u003e 2. Communist development and the post-communist democratic deficit Grigore Pop-Eleches\u003cbr\u003e 3. Room for error: the economic legacy of Soviet spatial misallocation Clifford G. Gaddy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Legacies of industrialization and paths of transnational integration after Socialism Béla Greskovits\u003cbr\u003e 5. The limits of legacies: property rights in Russian energy Timothy Frye\u003cbr\u003e 6. Legacies and departures in the Russian state executive Eugene Huskey\u003cbr\u003e 7. From police state to police state? Legacies and law enforcement in Russia Brian D. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e 8. How judges arrest and acquit: Soviet legacies in post-communist criminal justice Alexei Trochev\u003cbr\u003e 9. Historical roots of religious influence on post-communist democratic politics Anna Grzymala-Busse\u003cbr\u003e 10. Soviet nationalities policies and the discrepancy between ethnocultural identification and language practice in Ukraine Volodymyr Kulyk\u003cbr\u003e 11. Pokazukha and cardiologist Khrenov: Soviet legacies, legacy theater, and a usable past Jessica Pisano.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Marxism \u0026amp; Communism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Marxism \u0026amp; Communism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Marxism%20\u0026amp;%20Communism%20%5BJPFC%5D%22\"\u003eJPFC\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], History: specific events \u0026amp; topics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History: specific events \u0026amp; topics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History:%20specific%20events%20\u0026amp;%20topics%20%5BHBT%5D%22\"\u003eHBT\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912991858968,"sku":"9781107054172","price":88.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107054172i_1a48c6e5-221c-4369-b565-eae5d419aefd.jpg?v=1691361642","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/historical-legacies-of-communism-in-russia-and-eastern-europe-hardback-9781107054172","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}