From Submission To Rebellion: The Provinces Versus The Center In Russia - Hardcover

Shlapentokh, Vladimir

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813321565 ISBN 13: 9780813321561

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Written in the spirit of comparative and historical analysis, this book addresses the relationship between the center and its provincesan important issue in any societyusing Russia as a case study. The authors investigate the historical stages of Russias past with a special focus on the postcommunist era, a time when the movement toward regional autonomy (regionalization) is extremely important as a molder of political and economic life. In addition, the book shows how historical traditions, on the one hand, and the new market economy and democratization, on the other, will shape the relationship between the center and provinces in the coming decades. }Written in the spirit of comparative and historical analysis, this book addresses the relationship between the center and its provincesan important issue in any societyusing Russia as a case study. The authors investigate the historical stages of Russias past with a special focus on the postcommunist era, a time when the movement toward regional autonomy (regionalization) is extremely important as a molder of political and economic life. In addition, the book shows how historical traditions, on the one hand, and the new market economy and democratization, on the other, will shape the relationship between the center and provinces in the coming decades.Shlapentokh, Levita, and Loiberg direct their attention not only to factors which shape regionalization, but also to the effects of this process on many different facets of Russian life. They argue that regionalization in Russia, as well as in other countries, is a contradictory process that has both benefits and drawbacks for social and economic progress.The solid research foundation draws from a rich body of sources, including Russian periodicals, statistical yearbooks, work by Russian and Western authors, data gathered in nationwide surveys conducted specifically for this project, and insightful observations made by the authors during their numerous visits to various regions in Russia. }

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About the Author:

Vladimir Shlapentokh is professor of sociology at Michigan State University; Roman Levita is professor of economics at the Open University, Moscow; and Mikhail Loiberg is professor of history at the Open University, Moscow. Vladimir Shlapentokh is professor of sociology at Michigan State University; Roman Levita is professor of economics at the Open University, Moscow; and Mikhail Loiberg is professor of history at the Open University, Moscow. Vladimir Shlapentokh is professor of sociology at Michigan State University; Roman Levita is professor of economics at the Open University, Moscow; and Mikhail Loiberg is professor of history at the Open University, Moscow.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0813321565
• ISBN 13: 9780813321561
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304