Ideology in a Socialist State - Poland 1956-1983

List of contents

Preface; 1. The concept of ideology and Western sociology; 2. Approaches to the study of ideology in a socialist state; 3. The Polish road: fact and fable, 1956-59; 4. Little stabilisation and great upheaval, 1960-70; 5. Prosperity and political style in the second Poland, 1971-75; 6. Propaganda of success and prognoses of failure, 1976-80; 7. Interlude I: solidarity, 1980-81; 8. Interlude II: martial law, 1981-82; 9. Operative ideology, fundamental principles and social reality; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Ideology in a Socialist State describes the changes in the ideology of Poland's rulers from the October events of 1956 to the lifting of martial law in 1983. Ideology has been one of the most debated and equivocal concepts in social science, yet this is one of the first attempts to examine it in a systematic, longitudinal and empirical way.

Product details

• Authors: Ray Taras, Raymond Taras, Raymond C. Taras
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.12.1984
• EAN: 9780521262712
• ISBN: 978-0-521-26271-2
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: Studies in Natural Language Pr
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system