暴政の打倒：全体主義体制の自由化について Dismantling Tyranny : Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes

Berman, Ilan (EDT)/ Waller, J. Michael (EDT)

Lexington Books（2005/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 166 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780742549029
• DDC分類 321.9

基本説明

A groundbreaking exploration of survival tendency in seven formerly communist regimes in the former Soviet Union and Latin America.

Full Description

When a totalitarian group seizes power, one of the first institutions it creates is a secret political police. Since the birth of modern totalitarianism, in country after country, secret political police have been the predominant instruments of power, used to consolidate power, neutralize the opposition, and erect a one-party state. Yet, when these same totalitarian regimes have liberalized or collapsed, the secret political police have often managed to survive and even remain relevant. Dismantling Tyranny: Transitioning Beyond Totalitarian Regimes provides a groundbreaking exploration of this survival tendency in seven formerly communist regimes in the former Soviet Union and Latin America - and the lessons these transformations hold for future democratic revolutions. But Dismantling Tyranny is also much more: it is a guidebook designed to empower, inform, and guide future transitions toward democracy for those political leaders with the initiative, and courage, to embark upon such a visionary path. Published in cooperation with the American Foreign Policy Council.

Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 IntroductionChapter 3 Russia: Death and Resurrection of the KGB Chapter 4 Czech Republic: Cui Bono, Cui Podest? Chapter 5 East Germany: The Stasi and De-Stasification Chapter 6 Estonia: Toward Post-Communist Reconstruction Chapter 7 Lithuania: A Problem of Disclosure Chapter 8 Nicaragua: Tropical Chekists Chapter 9 Poland: Continuity and Change Chapter 10 Conclusion: Past as Prologue