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Soldiers and the Soviet State: Civil-Military Relations from Brezhnev to Gorbachev
Timothy J. Colton (Ed.)
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Description for Soldiers and the Soviet State: Civil-Military Relations from Brezhnev to Gorbachev
Hardback. Editor(s): Colton, Timothy J.; Gustafson, Thane. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JPA; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
How much power does the Soviet military exert on the politics of the Kremlin? This is one of the most controversial questions in the study of the Soviet Union, here addressed by eight top Western specialists on Soviet politics and security policy. While the authors assert that the civil-military relationship has been less turbulent than often believed, they also point out that Gorbachev's reforms threaten the system of buffers that have until now shielded the military-industrial world from disruption and change. Introduced by Timothy Colton's essay, "Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations," the volume discusses civil-military relations in relation to political ... Read more
How much power does the Soviet military exert on the politics of the Kremlin? This is one of the most controversial questions in the study of the Soviet Union, here addressed by eight top Western specialists on Soviet politics and security policy. While the authors assert that the civil-military relationship has been less turbulent than often believed, they also point out that Gorbachev's reforms threaten the system of buffers that have until now shielded the military-industrial world from disruption and change. Introduced by Timothy Colton's essay, "Perspectives on Civil-Military Relations," the volume discusses civil-military relations in relation to political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
386
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691636726
SKU
V9780691636726
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