The End of the Communist Power Monopoly by Michael Waller

The End of the Communist Power Monopoly by Michael Waller

This work analyzes the internal weaknesses and the external pressures that led to Communism's terminal crisis in Europe. It systematically links the history of Euro-Communism and the Prague Spring to the momentous events of 1989 to 1991. Michael Waller focuses on the essential elements of the Communist monopoly of power-autarky and the closed frontier, central command planning, the leading role of the party, and the psychology of democratic centralism. He reveals the internal weakness of the monopoly and traces the long process of a decline in which the Communist parties of both Eastern and Western Europe played an important part. The positions of the Italian Communist Party and of the Czechoslovak reformers of the Prague Spring are presented as nodal points in a process that could not culminate until the monopoly in the Soviet Union itself faltered, at which point the monopoly's characteristic mechanisms rendered its final collapse inevitable.

Waller, Michael: - Mike Waller is an award winning author who, during his life, has been many things, ranging from public servant to computer programmer to boat designer, and has now decided to do that for which he has a great passion. He is a great believer in the idea that humankind will one day outgrow it's troubled childhood and reach for the stars. His great passion is to explore that possible future, not just from the scientific viewpoint, but from the lives of everyday normal people. His stories generally feature strong, independent and powerful heroines and heroes, and have strong plot driven stories with well developed main characters. His inclination is to write science fiction action/adventure stories. He currently lives in Australia (beautiful one day, perfect the next).

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ISBN 13	9780719038204
ISBN 10	0719038200
Title	The End of the Communist Power Monopoly
Author	Michael Waller
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	1993-09-02
Number of pages	200
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