Paperback edition, 1996. Ex Devon & Cornwall Police College Library, only a couple of the usual stamps and markings, no pages removed. In overall very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - covers a touch rubbed and corners slightly bumped. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; page-ends dust-marked but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available.

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Title

Policing Soviet Society: The Evolution Of State Control

Publisher

Routledge

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

041510470X

ISBN 13

9780415104708

Binding

Paperback

Condition

Very Good

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Social Sciences::Law

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Since its creation immediately after the Russian revolution,the militia has had a broad range of social,political and economic functions necessary to direct and control a highly centralized socialist state.However,as the communst party lost its legitimacy the militia was increasingly thrust into the front line of political conflict.A task it was unsuited to perform.Despite the efforts of perestroika to reform it,the collapse of the Soviet state also led to the collapse of morale within the militia. Louise Shelley provides a comprehensive view of the history,development,functions,personnel and operations of the militia from its inception until after the demise of the Soviet state.The militia combined elements of continental,socialist and colonial policing.Its functions and operations changed with the development of the state,yet it always intervened significantly in citizen's lives and citizens were very much involved in their own control.Over time the militia became more removed from politics and more concerned with crime control,but it always remained a tool of the party. This is the first book to analyze the militia,which was one of the most vital elements of control within the Soviet State.It will be a crucial aid to understanding the authoritarianism of the communist system and its legacy for Russia and the successor states. Louise I.Shelley is Professor at the Department of Justice,Law and Society and the School of International Service at the American University,Washington D.C.

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