
The Soviet Union
Second Edition
R.W. Davies(Editor)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
238 pages
978-1-032-67635-7 (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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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: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
377 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-67635-7 (9781032676357)
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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