| Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse?: Understanding Historical Change: Understanding Historical Change Contributor(s): Strayer, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0765600048 ISBN-13: 9780765600042 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $61.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: Taking the Soviet collapse -- the most cataclysmic event of the recent past -- as a case study, this text engages students in the exercise of historical analysis, interpretation, and explanation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 947.085 |
| LCCN: 97046087 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.9" W x 8.86" (0.73 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Taking the Soviet collapse - the most cataclysmic event of the recent past - as a case study, this text engages students in the exercise of historical analysis, interpretation and explanation. In exploring the question posed by the title, the author introduces and applies such organizing concepts as great power conflict, imperial decline, revolution, ethnic conflict, colonialism, economic development, totalitarian ideology, and transition to democracy in a most accessible way. Questions and controversies, and extracts from documentary and literary sources, anchor the text at key points. This book is intended for use in history and political science courses on the Soviet Union or more generally on the 20th century. |