The operational code of the Politburo
By: Nathan Leites.
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780833042217
Subjects: T︠S︡K KPSS. -- Politbi︠u︡ro
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98) and index.
Table of contents: title: Predictability and unpredictability; title: Orientation on the past and toward the future; title: Means and ends; title: The calculus of the general line; title: The control of feelings; title: Effective action; title: Perseverance and flexibility; title: Organization; title: The danger of dependency; title: The danger of being "used"; title: Isolation and contact; title: Deception; title: Violence; title: The danger of annihilation; title: Conduct in defeat and victory; title: Advance; title: Exertion of pressure; title: Resistance to attack; title: Retreat; title: Deals.