This is the first in a new series of annual omnibus editions
which are intended to be of interest to both the specialist and
general reader concerned with international relations and security
issues. The period in which the essays included in this volume
appeared coincided with two of the most remarkable developments of
the twentieth century: the collapse of communism as part of the
wider intellectual retreat of collectivist ideas and the related
and parallel disintegration of the Soviet empire. The results of
these vast changes have created a tumultuous atmosphere in Eastern
Europe and the Soviet Union--and exacerbated economic and ethnic
conflicts. These essays provide a unique commentary on the
developments and factors which have led to this amazing process of
political change and a genuine struggle for pluralism in formerly
communist nations.
Among the subjects covered in this edition are Gorbachev and
perestroika, Soviet foreign policy, openness and freedom of
movement, the secret services of Eastern Europe and the USSR, the
security implications of the 1992 European Community coalition,
French defense policy, British Conservatives and defense, Romania
under Ceausescu, and Yugoslavia's worsening internal crisis. This
important contribution to the study of the present situation will
be valuable to political scientists, those studying international
relations and current affairs, and others who want to understand
what is happening in Europe.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 1991 |
First published: |
September 1991 |
Editors: |
Gerald Frost
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
384 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-94129-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Warfare & defence >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-94129-9 |
Barcode: |
9780275941291 |
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