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Why Capitalists Need CommunistsChange in the Past (1)

Why Capitalists Need Communists: Change in the Past (1) [Normally, when there is no change, elites share norms and expectations of each other, and are unified in a way that their opponents rarely are. This is the source of their power, suggesting that if they become fragmented, and a more unified counter-elite emerges, their grip can be loosened. Historians’ accounts of revolutions or periods of radical change confirm that this is indeed the pattern: the elite fragments and its dissident members join forces with its opponents. The resulting counter-elite forms an alliance with the people, and this alliance is held together by strong belief in ideas and ideals. These contrast the glorious future with the decaying past.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Why Capitalists Need CommunistsChange in the Past (1)

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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-319-98754-5
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71 –90
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10.1007/978-3-319-98755-2_4
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[Normally, when there is no change, elites share norms and expectations of each other, and are unified in a way that their opponents rarely are. This is the source of their power, suggesting that if they become fragmented, and a more unified counter-elite emerges, their grip can be loosened. Historians’ accounts of revolutions or periods of radical change confirm that this is indeed the pattern: the elite fragments and its dissident members join forces with its opponents. The resulting counter-elite forms an alliance with the people, and this alliance is held together by strong belief in ideas and ideals. These contrast the glorious future with the decaying past.]

Published: Feb 15, 2019

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