| Gorbachev's Revolution, 1985-1991 1998 Edition Contributor(s): D'Agostino, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 134914407X ISBN-13: 9781349144075 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union - History | Europe - General - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This detailed and scholarly history, based on contemporary and original sources, explains the fall of Soviet Communism by bringing into focus the process of revolution from above. It finds as its cause Gorbachev's relentless political struggle to raise himself above the collective leadership which brought him to power. Gorbachev's Revolution, 1985-91 examines: - the impact of the SDI and other US arms programmes of the early 1980s which provided a stimulus for both Gorbachev's domestic reforms and his arms control initiatives - Perestroika, originally intended to show the world that a new Soviet foreign policy was based on real changes in Soviet society, however, Gorbachev launched its most radical measures in order to get an edge on his Politburo critics - Glasnost, originally meant to be a strictly controlled process furnishing an argument for piecemeal economic reforms This multi-faceted volume provides a wide-ranging and revisionist analysis of this fascinating and influential period in Soviet and international history. |