Footsteps from the Finland Station
Author: Michael Charlton
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781412823692
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Author: Michael Charlton
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1992-01-01
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781412823692
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carl A. Linden
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781412833561
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"...A collection of thoughtful and far-rangingessays by two senior scholars. The book hangs together better than most editedvolumes." --American Journal of Chinese Studies
Author: Robert V. Barylski
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published:
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9781412839075
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: The Military and the End of the Soviet State -- 1. Thinking About Civil-Military Relations in Russia -- 2. Gorbachev'sReforms: Political Change and Civilian Control -- 3. The Military, Domestic Political Violence, and the Gorbachev-Yeltsin Rivalry -- 4. The Double Coup of August 1991 -- 5. The Dual Presidency -- 6. From Union to Commonwealth -- Part II: The Military and the New Russian State -- 7. Military Officers as a Political Force -- 8. Dividing the Army Monolith Responsibly -- 9. Presidential or Parliamentary Armed Forces? -- 10. The Armed Forces and Yeltsin's Presidential Putsch -- 11. The Military's Politics after the Crisis of September-October 1993 -- Part III: Testing the Russian State's Viability -- 12. The Chechen War and Civil-Military Relations -- 13. The Military's 1995 Political Offensive -- 14. The 1996 Presidential Campaign -- 15. President Yeltsin and General Lebed -- 16. Military Politics in Yeltsin's Presidential State -- 17. The Theory and Practice of Democratic Constitutional Control -- 18. Serving Under the Imperial Eagle -- 19. Postscript: Civil-Military Relations in an Ukaz-Governed State -- Bibliography -- Index
Author: Michael Charlton
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 258
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Vladimir Tismaneanu
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2003-10-15
Total Pages: 412
ISBN-13: 0520237471
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis history of the Romanian Communist Party (RCP) traces its origins as a tiny, clandestine revolutionary organization in the 1920s, to its years in national power from 1944 to 1989, and to the post-1989 metamorphoses.
Author: Javier Reyes
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 1785361058
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis stimulating book offers an astute analysis of corporate governance from both a historical and a philosophical point of view. Exploring how the modern corporation developed, from Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages up to the present day, Javier Reyes identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the mainstream theory of the firm as put forward by the law and economics school of thought.
Author: Patrick O'Donovan
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 436
ISBN-13: 9783034301398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work, in assessing cosmopolitanism as a cause, argues that justifications and critiques of the cosmopolitan are shaped as much by political and cultural forces as by the distinctive philosophical tradition in which it is situated.
Author: Richard Sakwa
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012-11-12
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1134909969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoviet Politics in Perspective is a new edition of Richard Sakwas successful textbook Soviet Politics: an introduction. Thoroughly revised and updated it builds on the previous editions comprehensive and accessible exploration of the Soviet system, from its rise in 1919 to its collapse in 1991. The book is divided into five parts, which focus on key aspects of Soviet politics. They are: * historical perspectives, beginning with the Tsarist regime on the eve of Revolution, the rise and development of Stalinism, through to the decline of the regime under Brezhnev and his successors and Gorbachev's attempts to revive the system * institutions of Government, such as the Communist Party, security apparatus, the military, the justice system, local government and participation * theoretical approaches to Soviet politics, including class and gender politics, the role of ideology and the shift from dissent to pluralism * key policy areas: the command economy and reform; nationality politics; and foreign and defence policy * an evaluation of Soviet rule, and reasons for its collapse. Providing key texts and bibliographies, this book offers the complete history and politics of the Soviet period in a single volume. It will be indispensable to students of Soviet and post-Soviet politics as well as the interested general reader.
Author: Kathleen E. Smith
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2017-04-17
Total Pages: 445
ISBN-13: 0674972007
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJanuary: after the ice -- February: a sudden thaw -- March: a flood of questions -- April: early spring -- May: fresh air -- June: first flush of youth -- July: intellectual heat -- August: by the sweat of their brows -- September: ocean breezes -- October: storm clouds -- November: winds from the east -- December: the big chill
Author: Michael Nelson
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1997-12-01
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780815604792
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInternational diplomacy and a changing global economy did not bring about the fall of the Iron Curtain. Radio did, and it was mightier than the sword. Based on first-hand interviews and documents from the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, Michael Nelson shows that Western radio—principally, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty, and the Voice of America—were unrivaled forces in the fight against communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain. The Communists did everything in their power to prevent the infiltration of Western thought into their world, resorting to jamming radio signals, assassinating staff, and bombing stations. The Russians, for example, decided to stop the mass production of short-wave radios so that their citizens could not hear Western broadcasts. War of the Black Heavens reveals that, due to administrative incompetence, short-wave radio production continued, making worthless many of the billions of dollars spent on jamming. These radio programs introduced a forbidden, exciting culture to millions of eager listeners. Pop music, talk shows, news, and information about consumer goods all relayed a message of the good life, subtly undermining the values of the communist regimes. Western radio actively connected listeners with the cultures of Europe and North America. War of the Black Heavens describes an unheralded story of success and adds a new interpretation that helps us understand some of the most momentous political events of this century.