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1 online resource (216 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to narratives taken from interviews with 34 of Russia's leading political figures, Michael Urban explores the ways in which political actors construct themselves with words. By tracing individual narratives back to the discourses available to speakers, he identifies what can and cannot be intelligibly said within the bounds of the country's political culture, and then documents how elites rely on the personal elements of political discourse at the expense of those addressed to the political community. Urban shows that this discursive orientation is congruent with social relations prevailing in Russia and helps to account for the fact that, despite two revolutions proclaiming democracy in the last century, Russia remains an authoritarian state"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"Urban shows that this discursive orientation is congruent with social relations prevailing in Russia and helps to account for the fact that, despite two revolutions proclaiming democracy in the last century, Russia remains an authoritarian state"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. Social relations; 3. Community; 4. Morality; 5. Competence; 6. Revolution; 7. Conclusion; Appendix. Sketches of respondents' backgrounds. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-211) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Political culture -- Russia (Federation)
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Political culture. |
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Russia (Federation) |
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Elite (Social sciences) -- Russia (Federation) -- Language.
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Elite (Social sciences) |
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Politicians -- Russia (Federation) -- Interviews.
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Politicians. |
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- Russia (Federation)
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Discourse analysis -- Political aspects. |
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Discourse analysis. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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Politics and government. |
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1991- |
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Since 1991 |
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Interviews.
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Electronic books.
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Interviews.
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Print version: Urban, Michael E., 1947- Cultures of power in post-Communist Russia. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521195164 (DLC) 2010024056 (OCoLC)642352006 |
| ISBN |
9780511901997 (electronic book) |
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0511901992 (electronic book) |
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