The Soviet Union
Second Edition
1st Edition
Published on 12. April 2024
Book
Hardback
238 pages
978-1-032-67633-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Soviet Union (1989) examines the state of the Soviet Union at the end of the 1980s. The Soviet Union claimed to offer a new social, economic and political order - a planned socialist system - and this book looks at the Soviet alternative and the extent of its success. It surveys the major components of Soviet society and examines the principal issues and debates that surround its assessment.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
534 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-67633-3 (9781032676333)
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Person
R.W. Davies
Content
1. The Geographical Reality Denis J.B. Shaw 2. The October Revolution Maureen Perrie 3. Industrialisation and After R.W. Davies 4. The Communist Party, Yesterday and Today M. Lewin 5. Soviet Politics: Perspectives and Prospects Ronald Amann 6. Social Classes and Equality David Lane 7. The Economic System Philip Hanson 8. Science and Technology Julian Cooper 9. Farms and Farmers R.E.F. Smith 10. The Education of the Soviet Citizen John Dunstan 11. Literature and the Arts G.S. Smith 12. Foreign Policy Jonathan Haslam 13. The Soviet Future in a Nuclear Age David Holloway 14. The Soviet Union in Perspective R.W. Davies