Class theory and history : capitalism and communism in the USSR / / Stephen A. Resnick and Richard D. Wolff

• Autore: Resnick Stephen A.
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (766 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5/0947
• Soggetto topico: Social classes - Soviet Union; Communism - Soviet Union; Communism; Capitalism
• Soggetto geografico: Soviet Union Social conditions; Soviet Union Social policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WolffRichard D
• Note generali: "First published 2002"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part 1: Communism; Chapter 1: A General Class Theory; The Classical Tradition; Our Basic Terms; Utopia and Communism: A Brief Digression; A Concrete Communism; Communist Class Structures: Centralization versus Decentralization; Culture, Politics, and Economics of Communism; Appendix: How Societies Differ-A Methodological Problem; Notes; Chapter 2: The Many Forms of Communism; Class and Property; Class and Markets; Class and Power; Classless Communism and Proletarian Dictatorship; Socialism and Communism; Notes ; Part 2: State CapitalismChapter 3: A Class Theory of State Capitalism; Capitalisms and Exploitation; Justifying the Label "Capitalist"; Value Analysis for State Capitalism: A Technical Digression; Capitalisms, Communisms, and Socialisms; Notes; Chapter 4: Debates over State Capitalism; Conflicting Concepts; Power as the Theoretical Key; Weaknesses of Power Theories; Notes; Part 3: The Rise and Fall of the USSR; Chapter 5: Class Structures and Tensions before 1917; The Fundamentals: Feudal, Ancient, Capitalist, and Communist; The Complexities; The Contradictions and the Revolution; Notes ; Chapter 6: Revolution, War Communism, and the AftermathChanging the State and Class Structures; Organizing the New Class Structures; A Class and Value Analysis of War Communism; Class Contradictions after War Communism; Notes; Chapter 7: Revolution, Class, and the Soviet Household; Bolshevik Class Blindness; New Economic Policy/Old Household Policy; Notes; Chapter 8: The New Economic Policies of the 1920s; Relations between Agriculture and Industry: An Overview; The NEP in Class and Value Terms; A History of NEP Contradictions; Adjusting State Industrial Capitalism ; Revolution and NEP as a Transition to State CapitalismNotes; Chapter 9: The Transformations of the 1930s; New Complexities and Contradictions; Communism in Agriculture; State Capitalism and Industry; The Industrial Workers; Stalinism and Class; Appendix A: The Value Equation for Collective Farms; Appendix B: The Value Crisis of Collective Farms; Notes; Chapter 10: Class Contradictions and the Collapse; Class Structures after World War Two; Postwar Culture; Postwar Politics; Postwar Economy; State, Enterprise, and Household Transitions; The Collapse ; Appendix A: The Value Equation for Military ExpendituresAppendix B: The Value Equation for International Terms of Trade; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
• Titolo autorizzato: Class theory and history
• ISBN: 0-415-93318-8; 1-315-02351-2; 1-136-70433-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453435503321
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