The future of communist society, by Laqueur, Walter, 1921-

The communistic societies of the United States; from personal visit and observation: including detailed accounts of the Economists, Zoarites, Shakers, the Amana, Oneida, Bethel, Aurora, Icarian, and other existing societies; their religious creeds, social practices, numbers, industries, and present condition. by Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901

Catholicism and politics in communist societies /

Chinese Communist society: the family and the village by Yang, C. K., 1910-

Social consequences of modernization in Communist societies /

Institutional design in post-communist societies : rebuilding the ship at sea / by Elster, Jon, 1940-

Class inequality and political order; social stratification in capitalist and communist societies. by Parkin, Frank

Redistributing happiness : how social policies shape life satisfaction / by Ono, Hiroshi, 1966-, Lee, Kristen Schultz

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- The science of happiness -- A happy person -- Happiness is : social context -- Marriage and happiness in the United States and Japan -- A happy couple -- The (re)distribution of happiness -- An unhappy person -- Unhappiness in post-communist societies -- Conclusions -- Appendix: technical analyses -- Notes -- References -- Index.…”

The cultural revolution in the provinces.

The devil in history : communism, fascism, and some lessons of the twentieth century / by Tismaneanu, Vladimir

Table of Contents: “…Prologue : totalitarian dictators and ideological hubris -- Utopian radicalism and dehumanization -- Diabolical pedagogy and the (il)logic of Stalinism -- Lenin's century : Bolshevism, Marxism, and the Russian tradition -- Dialectics of disenchantment : Marxism and ideological decay in Leninist regimes -- Ideology, utopia, and truth : lessons from Eastern Europe -- Malaise and resentment : threats to democracy in post-communist societies.…”

Khrushchev : the man and his era / by Taubman, William

Table of Contents: “…The fall : October 1964 -- Kalinovka's own : 1894-1908 -- Making it as a metalworker : 1908-1917 -- To be or not to be an apparatchik : 1918-1929 -- Stalin's pet : 1929-1937 -- Stalin's viceroy : 1938-1941 -- Khrushchev at war : 1941-1944 -- Ukrainian viceroy again : 1944-1949 -- The heir nonapparent : 1949-1953 -- Almost triumphant : 1953-1955 -- From the secret speech to the Hungarian Revolution : 1956 -- The jaws of victory : 1956-1957 -- The wider world : 1917-1957 -- Alone at the top : 1957-1960 -- The Berlin crisis and the American trip : 1958-1959 -- From the U-2 to the UN shoe : April-September 1960 -- Khrushchev and Kennedy : 1960-1961 -- "A Communist society will be just about built by 1980" : 1961-1962 -- The Cuban cure-all : 1962 -- The unraveling : 1962-1964 -- After the fall : 1964-1971.…”

Money and plan; financial aspects of East European economic reforms.

Historical legacies of communism in Russia and Eastern Europe /