World Socialism at the Crossroads - An Insider's View

Unless the socialist societies of the East adapt their system to the scientific-technological revolution, as the West has done, they will remain caught in the twentieth century. This is the theme of Silviu Brucan's book on the crisis of world socialism. He contends that these countries are at the crossroads and must make some changes in their political ideology or they will perish. This insightful book written by a veteran communist living in the East, will interest anyone concerned with Soviet studies, Slavic studies, political economy, Marxism, Communism, political sociology, and East-West relations.

About the author

SILVIU BRUCAN has had a long and distinguished career as an activist, diplomat, and scholar. He participated in the anti-fascist underground during World War II and was a leading dissident of the Ceausescu dictatorship and one of the leaders of the revolution of December 1989. He served as Romania's ambassador to the United States (1956-59) and to the United Nations (1959-62). He is the author of six earlier books in English, including The Wasted Generation and Pluralism and Social Conflict (Praeger, 1990).

Product details

• Authors: Silviu Brucan, Brucan Silviu
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.1987
• EAN: 9780275927820
• ISBN: 978-0-275-92782-0
• No. of pages: 201
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies, Centrist democratic ideologies, Politics, Law, and Government: History