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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451425803321

Autore

Mills Richard M

Titolo

As Moscow sees us [[electronic resource] ] : American politics and society in the Soviet mindset / / Richard M. Mills

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1990

ISBN

1-280-52458-8

0-19-536273-X

1-4294-0107-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

973

Soggetti

Public opinion - Soviet Union - History

Electronic books.

United States Foreign public opinion, Russian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. Who Rules? Economic Power and Political Power; 2. How Do They Rule? Liberal Democracy in America; 3. Who Are the Rulers and the Ruled? The Class Structure; 4. How Do Rulers and Ruled Interact? The Class Struggle; 5. Soviet Intellectual Contexts and the Interpretation of American Politics; 6. American Political Institutions and Processes: Soviet Evaluations; 7. Explaining American Politics: Theories of Class, Pluralism, and Elitism; 8. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Examines the prism through which Soviet analysts interpret American domestic and foreign politics, and the factors that shape continuity and change in the Soviet framework. The author analyzes this perspective by asking from the Soviet viewpoint such questions as - who rules America?