Gleaning for Communism : The Soviet Socialist Household in Theory and Practice /

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"This book tells a radically new story of how the Soviet system functioned and why it failed. Mediating between today's popular narratives of "Soviet times" and the ownership categories of Soviet civil law, it shows the Soviet Union as an explicitly illiberal modern project, reli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cherkaev, Xenia A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social conditions.
Property and socialism.
Informal sector (Economics)
Economic history.
Communism and individualism.
Informal sector (Economics) > Soviet Union.
Communism and individualism > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Social conditions.
Soviet Union > Economic conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"This book tells a radically new story of how the Soviet system functioned and why it failed. Mediating between today's popular narratives of "Soviet times" and the ownership categories of Soviet civil law, it shows the Soviet Union as an explicitly illiberal modern project, reliant in theory and fact on collectivist ethics"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (210 pages): illustrations (black and white) ;
ISBN:9781501770241

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