1st Edition
The Food Revolution In The Soviet Union And Eastern Europe
By Robert Deutsch
Copyright 1986
278 Pages
by
Routledge
278 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
The first study in the Western world to compare the relationship between food and politics in the countries of Eastern Europe, this book views the current food revolution as part of the modernization process. Robert Deutsch argues that the communist leaders in the Comecon countries increasingly link political stability and preservation of power to the problem of satisfying consumer demand. He also... Read more
Preface -- The Food Revolution in Socialism -- Social History of Food in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe -- Dilemmas of Communist Modernization -- The Historical Evolution of Soviet Agriculture -- The Agricultural System of the CMEA Countries: An Overview -- The “Relative Success” Stories -- The Petrified Economies -- The Middle Income Challenge -- Rising Food Consumption and International Relations -- Toward a Socialist Consumer Society?
Biography
Robert Deutsch is visiting professor of history at Stanford University. He has published widely on international relations and social history.
