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The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev

Palgrave Macmillan

Editors:

  1. Martin McCauley

    1. School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Russia and East Europe (SREE)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Martin McCauley
    Pages 1-8

  3. Gorbachev as Leader

    • Martin McCauley
    Pages 9-37

  4. State and Ideology

    • Ronald J. Hill
    Pages 38-58

  5. Law and Reform

    • W. E. Butler
    Pages 59-72

  6. Nationalities

    • Bohdan Nahaylo
    Pages 73-96

  7. The Economy

    • Philip Hanson
    Pages 97-117

  8. Agriculture

    • Karl-Eugen Wädekin
    Pages 118-134

  9. Foreign Trade

    • Alan H. Smith
    Pages 135-155

  10. Labour, Motivation and Productivity

    • David Lane
    Pages 156-170

  11. Eastern Europe

    • Michael Shafir
    Pages 171-191

  12. Defence and Security

    • Condoleezza Rice
    Pages 192-209

  13. Foreign Policy

    • Margot Light
    Pages 210-229

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 231-247
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About this book

In this book specialists address the main problems facing Gorbachev and are cautiously optimistic about his chances of modernising the USSR. It is absolutely essential that results in 1986 and 1987 are good otherwise he will face failure. He has been faced with serious problems in coming to power; how has he fared?
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Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London, UK

    Martin McCauley

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Soviet Union Under Gorbachev

  • Editors: Martin McCauley

  • Series Title: Studies in Russia and East Europe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18648-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: School of Slavonic and East European Studies University of London 1987

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-43911-1Published: 06 May 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-43912-8Published: 06 May 1987

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-18648-8Published: 06 May 1987

  • Series ISSN: 2946-868X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-8698

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 247

  • Topics: Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, European History, Modern History

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