The Prospects for Liberal Nationalism in Post-Leninist States by Cheng Chen

The Prospects for Liberal Nationalism in Post-Leninist States by Cheng Chen

Cheng Chen examines this phenomenon in comparative perspective, showing that the different pathways of nation-building under Leninism affected the character of Leninist regimes and, later, the differential prospects for liberal democracy in the postcommunist era.

“The Prospects for Liberal Nationalism in Post-Leninist States is the first book to systematically compare the impact of Leninist legacies on postcommunist national identityChen’s main argument—that the fusion of indigenous Leninism and nationalism in Russia and China presents greater obstacles to the development of liberal nationalism than in comparable cases in Eastern Europe—represents a welcome reminder that the excessive concentration on the here and now in postcommunist studies has prevented us from adequately conceptualizing the impact of Leninist legacies on contemporary developments. A well-written, lucid, and thought-provoking book.”

—Veljko Vujačić, Oberlin College

“This is a compelling comparative study of communist regimes that succeeds in crossing some unhelpful but durable geographical and intellectual divides. In particular, Chen draws her cases from both Europe and Asia, and she accounts for types of nationalist development (liberal versus illiberal) by referring to variations in both ideology and the political-economic institutions of state socialism.”

—Valerie Bunce, Cornell University

“Cheng Chen’s study of liberal nationalism in postcommunist states is a path-breaking volume that analyzes with great erudition the important subject of the lingering legacies of Marxist-Leninism on postcommunist states.”

—Taras Kuzio Perspectives on Politics

“This is a valuable book because it appears just as the possible development of virulent nationalism in many post-Leninist states has taken on new urgency.”

—Vanessa Rampton Europe-Asia Studies

“The geographical scope of this book is truly exceptional. To sum up, the book is a great achievement and an important contribution to the studies of nationalism and processes of post-Leninist transformation.”

—Stefan Auer Russian Review

Cheng Chen is Associate Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany.

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ISBN 13	9780271032603
ISBN 10	027103260X
Title	The Prospects for Liberal Nationalism in Post-Leninist States
Author	Cheng Chen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pennsylvania State University Press
Year published	2012-09-15
Number of pages	264
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