{"product_id":"russian-pendulum-paradoxes-practices-and-patterns-hardcover","title":"Russian Pendulum: Paradoxes, Practices and Patterns - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlena Ledeneva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unorthodox portrait of modern-day Russia, including its paradoxes, practices, and patterns.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussian Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a compelling journey through Russia in which tradition, modernity, power, and informality collide. Linking local knowledge and insider expertise with global trends and international perspectives, the book reveals the patterns that have defined Russia's destiny for centuries. At its core lies an intricate system of informal networks that are held together by cooptation, control, and camouflage practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlena Ledeneva\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of politics and society at University College London and a founder of the Global Informality Project (in-formality.com). She authored the trilogy on \u003ci\u003eRussia: Russia's Economy of Favours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow Russia Really Works\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCan Russia Modernize?\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited the first three volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Global Encyclopedia of Informality\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48754578063609,"sku":"9781806550357","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/htxkPR2ESU9781806550357.webp?v=1785864043","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/russian-pendulum-paradoxes-practices-and-patterns-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}