Taborsky Communism in Czechoslovakia, 1948-1960

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4008-7703-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 642 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

Czechoslovakia, once considered Central Europe's model democracy, has been a Soviet satellite since 1948. The Communists now boast that "socialism" has defeated capitalism politically and has surpassed it in production, in living standards, and in social justice. How realistic is this picture of conditions in a country once oriented to the West? This question is the focus of Professor Taborsky’s book. In attempting to answer it, the author first reviews the history of the Communist Party’s rise to power and then examines in detail the economic, social, political, and cultural programs of their twelve-year regime, comparing stated plans with actual results through 1960. His final assessment of the Party’s successes and failures measures both effort and result against the human cost.

Originally published in 1961.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Taborsky, Edward

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Preface, pg. vii
Contents, pg. xi
I. The Communist Party as a Weapon of Revolution, pg. 3
II. The Communist Party as an Instrument of Power, pg. 22
III. Party Organization, pg. 44
IV. The Party's Operational Code in Theory and Practice, pg. 68
V. The Ruling Oligarchs, pg. 97
VI. Communism's Pernicious Isms, pg. 119
VII. The National Front Partners, pg. 144
VIII. The Constitutional Framework, pg. 165
IX. Executive Transmission Belt: i. Theoretical Basis and Organization, pg. 185
X. Executive Transmission Belt: p. Operational Pattern, pg. 205
XI. The Legislative Rubber Stamp, pg. 230
XII. Socialist Legality, pg. 268
XIII. Local Levers, pg. 304
XIV. Slovakia—An Odd Unit of Provincial Government, pg. 330
XV. The Industrial Challenge, pg. 349
XVI. The Agricultural Demise, pg. 382
XVII. The Human Cost, pg. 424
XVIII. Erecting an Iron Curtain against Western Influences, pg. 471
XIX. The Educational Weapon, pg. 506
XX. The Indoctrination of the Adult Mind, pg. 551
XXI. Conclusions and Prospects, pg. 595
Bibliography, pg. 609
Index, pg. 621