First published in 1950, this book investigates the interaction between Communist ideology and Soviet political practices from the period of Lenin's theoretical formulations to the contemporary Soviet bureaucratic state.

"First published in 1950, this book investigates the interaction between Communist ideology and Soviet political practices from the period of Lenin's theoretical formulations to the contemporary Soviet bureaucratic state."--Provided by publisher.

This study examines the distance between theory and practice in the lives of ordinary Yugoslavs living under socialist self-management.

Originally published in 1994, Yair Evron opens the book with an account of the development of Israel's nuclear doctrine and the internal disagreements within the Israeli political and strategic elite over how nuclear policy should be conducted. There follows an analysis of the reactions from Arab states and of how, with the exception of Iraq, they have so far refrained from developing their own nuclear weapons.