Isbn: 9780521372565 - an algebra of soviet power: elite circulation in the belorussian republic 1966 86 (soviet and east european studies) (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: as new. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,1989. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. xvi,183 pp. (Soviet and East European Studies 67). Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780521372565. Keywords : HISTORY, Russia.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical Description: xvi, 183 pages ; 24 cm. Subjects: Elite (Social sciences) Belarus; Social mobility Belarus; Elite (Social sciences) Soviet Union; Social mobility Belorussian S.S.R.; Belarus Officials and employees; Elite (Social sciences) Soviet Union Belarus; Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985; Belorussian S.S.R. Politics and government; Belorussian S.S.R. Officials and employees. 1 Kg. …

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Zustand: New. In An Algebra of Soviet Power, Michael Urban adopts a fresh approach and introduces into the field of political elite studies the sociological technique of vacancy chain analysis. Series: Cambridge Russian, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 26 tables, 4 line diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430. . 1989. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Control of office has long been regarded as the key element in understanding power and policy in the Soviet system. What, however, accounts for the control of office and how are individuals recruited into positions of power and responsibility In An Algebra of Soviet Power, Michael Urban adopts a fresh approach and introduces into the field of political elite studies the sociological technique of vacancy chain analysis. This treats the movements of actors as sequences of complex inter-relations that are structured by the properties and powers of the personnel system rather than by the consequences of individual intentions or characteristics. This algebraic method is applied to a large body of career data of officials from the Soviet Republic of Belorussia for the period 1966-86. The author documents how, despite the formal systems of nomenklatura - central control over personnel placement - the flow of individuals through the hierarchy of offices in Belorussia has not been influenced by any coordinating policy issuing from Moscow or Minsk. Instead regionalism has played an important, and patronage the decisive, role in the system.…