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…for the superiority of democracy over totalitarianism, of capitalism over socialism. In 1970, a man by the name of Andrei Amalrik asked whether the Soviet Union would survive until 1984. In the West, his question was met with surprise. (d'Encausse, x) After all, the USSR…

…to a totalitarian dictatorship. One such incident was the writing of and reading of the Monroe Doctrine. The Monroe Doctrine, which was nothing more than a statement issued by President Monroe to Congress in 1823, never actually became a law (Bailey and Kennedy 255…

…. This could be money ,shelter, food, or any other need that might come about. The ideology of Fascism has been identified with totalitarianism, state terror, fanaticism, arranged violence, and blind obedience. Adolf Hitler established his own personal…

…The Soviet totalitarian regime held the many nations of the USSR together for almost three quarters of a century; the disintegration of this political system brought with it economic and political instability as well as civil wars in the separated states…

…prose. Nineteen Eighty-Four attacks totalitarianism, warning that absolute power in the hands of a Western democracy could result in a repressive regime. Orwell’s ability to perceive the social effects of political theories inspired Irving Howe to call…

…from Western European democratic socialism to the more authoritarian socialisms of many third world regimes to the totalitarian excesses of Soviet-style socialism or communism.…

…the last frontier new ideas for reform were constantly being born. However, there must be a compromise between a totalitarian government and complete anarchy; too much government restricts freedom while too little government does not provide the convenient…

…as a reinforcement of the feudal structure since, it is only because the judge represents the central power, the Emperor. In many ways the world of Judge Dee was totalitarian because everything stabilized the social order. In conclusion, in reading The Chinese Lake…

…ideas concerning either utopic or dystopic societies. Both H.G Wells and George Orwell were two greatly influential science fiction novelists of their time, who’s attempts in trying to scare their readers with visions of where capitalism and totalitarianism…

…the totalitarian bureaucracy to instill values in the different classes so that they keep each other in check. This is done through the development of a hierarchical pyramid where the government allows a few educated ‘alphas' to control the numerous lower classes…