The Socialist Industrial State - David Lane

Title: The Socialist Industrial State: Towards a Political Sociology of State Socialism
Author: David Lane
Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Edition: First edition, 1976
ISBN: 0 04 320111 3
Condition: Second-hand. Good. Dust jacket shows rubbing, surface marks, age-related discolouration, edge wear, creasing and small chips or short tears around the edges and spine ends. The front endpaper has a previous owner's name, a price notation and a dated Ballarat, Victoria, June 1976 inscription. The binding appears sound and the visible pages are clean. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

David Lane examines the political and social structure of Soviet-type state socialist societies, using the Soviet Union as his principal model while drawing comparisons with Eastern Europe and China. The book considers Marxist and non-Marxist theories of socialism, political culture, elites, opposition, social inequality and mobility.

First published in 1976 by George Allen & Unwin, this study offers a contemporary sociological analysis of state socialism during the Cold War and remains a useful source for readers interested in Soviet studies, political sociology, Marxism-Leninism and comparative political systems.