American politics and society in the Soviet mindset /
Richard M. Mills.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
1990.
1 online resource (xi, 308 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction; 1. Who Rules? Economic Power and Political Power; 2. How Do They Rule? Liberal Democracy in America; 3. Who Are the Rulers and the Ruled? The Class Structure; 4. How Do Rulers and Ruled Interact? The Class Struggle; 5. Soviet Intellectual Contexts and the Interpretation of American Politics; 6. American Political Institutions and Processes: Soviet Evaluations; 7. Explaining American Politics: Theories of Class, Pluralism, and Elitism; 8. Conclusions; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
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Examines the prism through which Soviet analysts interpret American domestic and foreign politics, and the factors that shape continuity and change in the Soviet framework. The author analyzes this perspective by asking from the Soviet viewpoint such questions as - who rules America?