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Unwanted Visionaries: The Soviet Failure in Asia at the End of the Cold War
Sergey Radchenko
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Description for Unwanted Visionaries: The Soviet Failure in Asia at the End of the Cold War
Hardback. In this broad-ranging and deeply researched second book, Sergey Radchenko gracefully narrates and analyzes the end of the Cold War in Asia. Radchenko sheds new light on the actions of Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Yeltsin, and George H.W. Bush, among others. Series: Oxford Studies in International History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 hts. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 658.
The European and American dimensions of Mikhail Gorbachev's foreign policy captured the imagination of contemporary observers and, later, historians. The collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin Wall were the grand events that marked the European finale of the Cold War. The Cold War ended differently in Asia, where there was no easy closure, no great fanfare, and little credit awarded for changing the world. Yet Gorbachev was fascinated by Asia and in his early years in power, he addressed the subject of Asia's rise and the importance of Soviet engagement with the region. He ... Read more
The European and American dimensions of Mikhail Gorbachev's foreign policy captured the imagination of contemporary observers and, later, historians. The collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe and the fall of the Berlin Wall were the grand events that marked the European finale of the Cold War. The Cold War ended differently in Asia, where there was no easy closure, no great fanfare, and little credit awarded for changing the world. Yet Gorbachev was fascinated by Asia and in his early years in power, he addressed the subject of Asia's rise and the importance of Soviet engagement with the region. He ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Oxford Studies in International History
Condition
New
Weight
657g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199938773
SKU
V9780199938773
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About Sergey Radchenko
Sergey Radchenko is Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham, Ningbo Campus, People's Republic of China. He is the author of Two Suns in the Heavens: The Sino-Soviet Struggle for Supremacy, 1962-1967 and co-author of The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War.
Reviews for Unwanted Visionaries: The Soviet Failure in Asia at the End of the Cold War
Analytical, objective, and large in scope, Radchenko's study of Soviet politics is essential reading for those seeking a realistic picture of the balance of global power.
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