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Dismantling Utopia
Scott Shane
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Description for Dismantling Utopia
Paperback. Num Pages: 335 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
By the 1980s the Soviet Union had matched the United States in military might and far surpassed it in the production of steel, timber, concrete, and oil. But the electronic whirlwind that was transforming the global economy had been locked out by communist leaders. Heirs to an old Russian tradition of censorship, they had banned photocopiers, prohibited accurate maps, and controlled word-for-word even the scripts of stand-up comedians. In this compellingly readable firsthand account, filled with memorable characters, revealing vignettes, and striking statistics, Scott Shane tells the story of Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to "renew socialism" by easing information controls. As ... Read more
By the 1980s the Soviet Union had matched the United States in military might and far surpassed it in the production of steel, timber, concrete, and oil. But the electronic whirlwind that was transforming the global economy had been locked out by communist leaders. Heirs to an old Russian tradition of censorship, they had banned photocopiers, prohibited accurate maps, and controlled word-for-word even the scripts of stand-up comedians. In this compellingly readable firsthand account, filled with memorable characters, revealing vignettes, and striking statistics, Scott Shane tells the story of Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to "renew socialism" by easing information controls. As ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
Number of Pages
335
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630993
SKU
V9781566630993
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About Scott Shane
Scott Shane was the Baltimore Sun’s Moscow correspondent from 1988 to 1991. A graduate of Williams College and Oxford University, he also studied at Leningrad State University. He is now a special project reporter for the Sun and lives in Baltimore.
Reviews for Dismantling Utopia
Accessible and absorbing.
The Historian
Well documented...a readable account.
The New York Times
Convincing and powerful.
Nicholas Daniloff, former Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, now director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern Unive Shane's book is reportage at its bestóan insightful blend of anecdote, observation, biographical sketch, statistics, and history. This ... Read more
The Historian
Well documented...a readable account.
The New York Times
Convincing and powerful.
Nicholas Daniloff, former Moscow correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, now director of the School of Journalism at Northeastern Unive Shane's book is reportage at its bestóan insightful blend of anecdote, observation, biographical sketch, statistics, and history. This ... Read more