
Soviet Power: The Continuing Challenge
James Sherr(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXXIII, 283 pages
978-1-349-12077-2 (ISBN)
Description
Representing the culmination of an RUSI main theme study, "Soviet Power and Prospects", this volume is based on the Institute's proposition that military power exerts a profound influence on the course of world politics and that such power cannot be divorced from its social and political context.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition 1991
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXXIII, 283 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
405 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-12077-2 (9781349120772)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-12075-8
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12/1990
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Content
Part 1 The continuing challenge: first principles; foundations of power - resources empire; army and party, war and politics; the changing scope of military strategy; the invisibles of power. Part 2 Perceptions of Soviet power: perceptions of Soviet power and influence, H.Sonnenfeldt; Europe and the security of Russia, E.Moreton; the Middle East, Afghanistan and the Gulf in the Soviet perception, F.Halliday; power in the Kremlin - politics and the military, M.Mackintosh; Soviet maritime power, Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fieldhouse; morale, motivation and leadership in the Soviet armed forces, Commadore S.Williams.