Social Transformations and Revolutions: Reflections and Analyses

ISBN-13: 9781474415347 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 212 str.

Johann P. Arnason; Marek Hrubec

Opis

Prompted by the 25th anniversary of the Soviet collapse, this volume reflects on revolutions and transformations around the collapse of the Soviet Bloc, the political transformations after 9/11, the important changes following the global economic crisis, and the revolutionary transformations of India and China.

Spis treści

Introduction; A Trialogue on Revolution and Transformation, Vladimíra Dvorakova, Marek Hrubec, Jan Keller; Revolutions, Transformations, Civilizations: Prolegomena to a Paradigm Reorientation, Johann P. Arnason; The Transformation of Capitalism and the Limits of Democracy, Jerry Harris; From Civilisational Crisis to Revolutionary Transformation?, Oleg Suša; Environmental Crisis and Political Revolutions, Richard S?ahel; Communists and Social Democrats in the Hungarian Soviet Republic, Gábor Gángó; Can Political Participation Become Dangerous for Democracy? Participatory Experiences in Brazil and the Reactions Against Them, Emil A. Sobottka; Hidden Revolutionary Processes in 1990s India?, Ji?í Krej?ík; Matching Reforms of Political and Economic Systems of China, Wei Xiaoping; Notes on Contributors; Footnotes.