Cohesion and conflict in international communism :
[Book]
a study of Marxist-Leninist concepts and their applications
by Peter Mayer.
The Hague
Martinus Nijhoff
1968
xv, 256 pages ; 24 cm
I. The Unity Theory VS. Socialism in One Country.- From "Proletarian internationalism" to "Socialism in One Country".- II. The Soviet View of the Socialist World State: Development and Control Factor Aspects.- a. Factors based on power and ideology.- b. Historical-analytical approach based on world Communist Party history.- c. Historical-analytical approach based mainly on bilateral relations between communist states.- d. Variations of (b) and (c).- e. The "documentary with comments" approach.- f. Anthologies.- g. Works outside political science.- The Soviet Conception of the Communist Camp Future.- III. A Consideration of Chinese Contributions to "Marxism," Including "Prolonged Struggle" and "revolutionary Fervor".- The Chinese Communist View of Permissible and Impermissible "Paths to Socialism".- IV. The Sino-Soviet Dispute, and Some Implications for the Future of the World Communist Movement.- The Dialectics of Dispute: Tactics and Strategy of Communist Concepts in the Thermonuclear Age.- 1. Precedence in Camp Affairs.- 2. The Marxist Concept of War and Peace.- 3. The Balance of Power Between the Two Camps.- 4. The Kremlin's Theory of Coexistence.- 5. Policies Regarding the Underdeveloped Areas.- 6. Material Aid: Who Gets What.- 7. Personality Factors.- 8. Population Pressures.- Unity or Diversity.- Factors Tending Toward Unity in the Communist Camp.- The Breakdown in Communications.- The Changing Political Realities.- The Italian and German Party Congresses, 1962 and 1963.- Communist Dogma or "Creative Marxism"?.- V. The Soviet Union and East Europe: Conflict, Support and Opposition.- Institutionalized Divergence: The Case of Yugoslavia.- Albania: China's Window to Europe.- Poland: Nationalism Contained by Territorial Claims.- Hungary: From Repression to Permissiveness?.- Rumania: Path to Economic Independence.- Bulgaria: Unconditional Support for the U.S.S.R..- Czechoslovakia: Politics take Precedence over Ideology.- East Germany: The Permanent Satellite.- Conclusion.- VI. The International Communist Movement: A Reappraisal of Some Theoretical Concepts.