Cultures of power in post-Communist Russia an analysis of elite political discourse

In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to narratives taken from interviews with 34 of Russia's leading political figures, Michael Urban ex...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Urban, Michael E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
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Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Social relations
  • 3. Community
  • 4. Morality
  • 5. Competence
  • 6. Revolution
  • 7. Conclusion
  • Appendix. Sketches of respondents' backgrounds