Russian Imperialism: Development and Crisis
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Russian Imperialism: Development and Crisis
By (Author) Ariel Cohen
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
27th August 1998
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political structure and processes
947
Physical Properties
Paperback
200
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
312g
Description
The fall of the Soviet Union was one of the most dramatic events of this century. It was also one of the most surprising. Perhaps because many Sovietologists neglected its status as an empire, most Americans were taken completely by surprise when the USSR began its precipitous collapse under Mikhail Gorbachev. This text subjects the Soviet Union as an empire to systematic scrutiny, using tools and methods at the disposal of modern political science. Foreign policy specialists, defense experts and Russian area analysts should find this book useful. It should also be valuable for undergraduate and graduate courses in Russian and Soviet history and the study of empires.
Reviews
Only now are the Russian people even beginning to face the implications of the loss of empire. How they respond will determine not only their future, but also ours. Mr. Cohen's extremely valuable study should serve as a wake-up call to U.S. policymakers to watch that process very carefully.-Washington Times
The best features of the book, and one that will be valued by both students and their professors, is its succinct chapter on the various approaches to the problem of empire, including those by Doyle, Weeson, and Paul Kennedy, favored by the author.-Choice
"The best features of the book, and one that will be valued by both students and their professors, is its succinct chapter on the various approaches to the problem of empire, including those by Doyle, Weeson, and Paul Kennedy, favored by the author."-Choice
"Only now are the Russian people even beginning to face the implications of the loss of empire. How they respond will determine not only their future, but also ours. Mr. Cohen's extremely valuable study should serve as a wake-up call to U.S. policymakers to watch that process very carefully."-Washington Times
Author Bio
ARIEL COHEN is Salvatori Fellow in Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Heritage Foundation./e Cohen is a commentator with Voice of America, Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe, and the Washington Times.
