Ray, Larry J. (1996) Social Theory And The Crisis Of State Socialism. Studies of Communism in Transition series . Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, 304 pp. ISBN 978-1-85278-688-5. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:38802)
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Book |
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H Social Sciences H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Institutional Unit: | Schools > School of Social Sciences |
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Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
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| Depositing User: | Mita Mondal |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Mar 2014 11:35 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2025 13:54 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/38802 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
University of Kent Author Information
Ray, Larry J..
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