Transitions and Non-Transitions from Communism: Regime Survival in China, Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107023888)

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, many scholars have sought to explain the collapse of communism. Yet, more than two decades on, communist regimes continue to rule in a diverse set of countries including China, Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam. In a unique study of fourteen countries, Steven Saxonberg explores the reasons for the survival of some communist regimes while others fell. He also shows why the process of collapse differed among communist-led regimes in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Based on the analysis of the different processes of collapse that has already taken place, and taking into account the special characteristics of the remaining communist regimes, 'Transitions and Non-Transitions from Communism' discusses the future prospects for the survival of the regimes in China, Cuba, North Korea, and Vietnam.

Author: Steven Saxonberg
ISBN-10: 1107023882
ISBN-13: 9781107023888
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2013
Pages: 364
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2014