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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009277103321

Autore

Domingues José Maurício

Titolo

Authoritarian collectivism and 'real socialism' : twentieth-century trajectory, twenty-first century issues / / Jose Mauricio Domingues

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2022

ISBN

9781839980794

1839980796

9781839980787

1839980788

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (89 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem Impact

Disciplina

335.43

Soggetti

Socialism

Collectivism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Sep 2022).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Front Matter -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of Contents -- Chapters Int-C10 -- Introduction -- 1. Authoritarian Collectivism and the Political Dimension -- 2. Political Command: The Elementary 'Cell-Form' -- 3. The Party-State and Political Commands -- 4. The Law, Rights and the Judiciary -- 5. The Nomenklatura: Political Power and Social Privilege -- 6. Political Systems and Political Regimes -- 7. Developmental Trends -- 8. Authoritarian Collectivism and Capitalism Today -- 9. Socialism and Communism -- 10. Looking into the Future -- End Matter -- Notes -- 1. Authoritarian Collectivism and the Political Dimension -- 2. Political Command: The Elementary 'Cell-Form' -- 3. The Party-State and Political Commands -- 4. The Law, Rights and the Judiciary -- 5. The Nomenklatura: Political Power and Social Privilege -- 6. Political Systems and Political Regimes -- 7. Developmental Trends -- 8. Authoritarian Collectivism and Capitalism Today -- 9. Socialism and Communism -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The book discusses so-called 'real socialism' and offers an alternative conceptualization of it as authoritarian collectivism, making use of an analytical methodology, as well as dwelling on its genesis, development



and demise. The political dimension stands out in the conceptual articulation, with 'democratic centralism' and the prominence of the Communist Party, working from the top down, hierarchically. The book concentrates on the principles of 'real socialism', particularly in the Soviet Union but also globally, analysing also its present embrace of capitalism, particularly in China but also elsewhere, taking account of how these political principles remain however in place today.