L. G. CHURCHWARD - The Soviet Intelligentsia. An Essay on the Social Structure and Roles of Soviet Intellectuals During the 1960s

London/U.S.A., Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC, 1973. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0710074751 Hardback Hardback. First Edition. The Soviet Intelligentsia. Couple of very slight marks to back D/J. Plastic protective covering. Ex-library with ex-library markings. The author presents here a valuable study of the composition and structure of the Soviet Intelligentsia during the 1960s. he focuses in particular on the position of social scientists and the relationship between the intelligentsia and the Communist Party. The book contains much original material drawn from Soviet newspapers, books and periodicals, and from the personal experiences of the author in the Soviet Union. It discusses the problem of defining the intelligentsia, their social spread, recruitment and training, as well as Soviet intellectual culture and life styles, the social and political roles of the intelligentsia and the likely future of this distinctive group in the Soviet system. A number of tables and useful appendices are included in the colume. 204 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).