Marxist Ideology and Soviet Criminal Law

Marxist Ideology and Soviet Criminal Law (1980) is about differences between theory and practice in the Soviet Union. It looks at the ways in which the theory of Marx has changed and been changed, through the lens of criminal law- the major way in which social controls are exercised by the State.

List of contents

1. Marxist Theory on Law and Crime 2. Lenin 3. Crime and Punishment in the First Period 1917–1921 4. The New Economic Policy 1922–1929 5. The 1930s 6. From the Purges to the Death of Stalin 7. From 1953 to the Present Day 8. Conclusions

Summary

Marxist Ideology and Soviet Criminal Law (1980) is about differences between theory and practice in the Soviet Union. It looks at the ways in which the theory of Marx has changed and been changed, through the lens of criminal law- the major way in which social controls are exercised by the State.

Product details

• Authors: R.W. Makepeace
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032882055
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3288205-5
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Legal History, Criminal law & procedure, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Legal History, Political science and theory, c 1970 to c 1979, Penology and punishment, Prisons, c 1970 to c 1980, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Criminal law: procedure and offences, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet