{"product_id":"concise-field-guide-to-post-communist-regimes","title":"Concise Field Guide to Post-Communist Regimes","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile the literature of hybrid regimes has given up the presumption that post-communist countries must democratize, its language and concepts still mostly relate to Western democracies. Magyar and Madlovics strongly argue for a vocabulary and grammar tailored to the specifics of the region. In 120 theses they unfold a conceptual framework with (1) a typology of post-communist regimes and (2) a detailed presentation of ideal-type actors and the political, economic, and social phenomena in these regimes. The book is a more digestible companion to the 800-page \u003cem\u003eThe Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes\u003c\/em\u003e (CEU Press, 2020), which was a detailed theoretical study with plenty of empirical illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach of the 120 theses contains a statement and its concise discussion supported by illustrative tables, figures, and QR-codes that connect the interested reader to the more detailed analysis in the Anatomy. In a condensed variety, this book has kept the holistic approach of the Anatomy and treats the spheres of political, market, and communal action as parts of a single, coherent whole. The endeavor to synthesize a vast range of ideas does not, however, result in a too complicated text. On the contrary, freed from the implicit presumptions of democracy theory, the new terminology yields a readily usable toolkit of unambiguous means of expression to speak about post-communism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Central European University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232988549464,"sku":"9789633865873","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789633865873.jpg?v=1782672321","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/concise-field-guide-to-post-communist-regimes","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}