| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 406 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
UPSO - Oxford University Press E-Books
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The Making of a Reformist General Secretary -- 3. In the Portals of Power -- 4. The Power of Ideas and the Power of Appointment -- 5. Gorbachev and Economic Reform -- 6. Gorbachev and Political Transformation -- 7. Gorbachev and Foreign Policy -- 8. The National Question, the Coup, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union -- 9. Conclusions |
| Summary |
The author writes about Gorbachev, both as the statesman and as the man. He explores how an ordinary man can become a world leader, wielding enormous power |
| Analysis |
Politics |
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-390) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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"Winner of the W.J.M. Mackenzie Prize and the Alec Nove Prize, 1998" |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022
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| SUBJECT |
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-2022 fast |
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Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-. nli |
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HISTORY.
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Politics and government
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Binnenlandse politiek.
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Buitenlandse politiek.
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| SUBJECT |
Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004555
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| Subject |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
95049061 |
| ISBN |
9780191520808 |
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0191520802 |
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9780192880529 |
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0192880527 |
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9780191598876 |
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0191598879 |
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1282052225 |
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9781282052222 |
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9786612052224 |
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6612052228 |
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