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UNINA9910974291703321 |
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Autore |
Brown Archie <1938-> |
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Titolo |
The Gorbachev factor / / Archie Brown |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996 |
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9786612052224 |
9780191573989 |
0191573981 |
9780191520808 |
0191520802 |
9781282052222 |
1282052225 |
9780192880529 |
0192880527 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 406 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soviet Union Politics and government 1985-1991 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 1997"--T.p. verso. |
Originally published: 1996. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-390) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; List of Plates; Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration; 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; Notes; Glossary; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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