00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000000437 20221013013818 0010-0520000437 221013################|##########|#eng## 0-8133-2545-5 eng 303.3 303.3 LUP p Lupher, Mark Power Restructuring in China and Russia / Mark Lupher Colorado : Westview Press, 1996 xv, 335p.; 23cm ; 23cm Indeks : p. 323 - 335 p. 307 - 319 Have we witnessed the demise of an archaic authoritarian order and the rise of pluralism and democracy, or are the tumultuous events of the post-Mao era and the period of perestroika in light of broader historical patterns, Mark Lupher focuses on power restructuring - the ebb and flow of state power; the centralization and decentralization of political and economic power; and the three-way struggles among central rulers, various elites, and nonprivileged groups that drive these processes. By comparing and bringing new light to bear on a series of pivotal episodes, he furthers our understanding of power-restructuring processes that will continue to unfold in China, Russia, and the former Soviet republics. Power (Social sciences) - Soviet Union - History Power (Social sciences) - China - History 15628/MKRI-P/XII-2009 15629/MKRI-P/XII-2009