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The End of the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse

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  • © 2004

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Authors:
  1. Nick Bisley

    1. Lecturer in International Relations, Deakin University, Australia

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Cold War and the Soviet State

    • Nick Bisley
    Pages 1-21

  3. Historical Sociology, International Relations and the State

    • Nick Bisley
    Pages 22-41

  4. Foreign Policy and Soviet State Power

    • Nick Bisley
    Pages 42-73

  5. Ending the Cold War

    • Nick Bisley
    Pages 74-104

  6. The Vulnerability of a Great Power

    • Nick Bisley
    Pages 105-132

  7. Foreign Policy Change and State Stability

    • Nick Bisley
    Pages 133-151

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 152-209
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Soviet efforts to end the Cold War were intended to help revitalize the USSR. Instead, Nick Bisley argues, they contributed crucially to its collapse. Using historical-sociological theory, The End of the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse shows that international confrontation had been an important element of Soviet rule and that the retreat from this confrontational posture weakened institutional-functional aspects of the state. This played a vital role in making the USSR vulnerable to the forces of economic crisis, elite fragmentation and nationalism which ultimately caused its collapse.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lecturer in International Relations, Deakin University, Australia

    Nick Bisley

About the author

NICK BISLEY was educated at the University of Melbourne and at the London School of Economics. He has published work on regionalism in East Asia and on revolutions and counter-revolution and is currently engaged on a project on Australia's role in the Asia-Pacific.

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