02229nam 2200397 450 991072000120332120230703165123.0(CKB)5710000000123737(NjHacI)995710000000123737(EXLCZ)99571000000012373720230703d2016 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierImperial Overstretch Germany in Soviet Policy from Stalin to Gorbachev : An Analysis Based on New Archival Evidence, Memoirs, and Interviews /Hannes AdomeitBaden-Baden, Germany :Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG,2016.1 online resource (757 pages)Includes bibliographical references.Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1: THE SOVIET EMPIRE -- Chapter 1: Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations -- PART 2: EXPANSION -- Chapter 2: The Imperial and Ideological Paradigm -- Chapter 3: The Comprehensive Crisis of Empire -- PART FOUR: COLLAPSE -- Chapter 4: Gorbachev's Old and New Thinking -- Chapter 5: Domestic Implications of Gorbachev's German Policy -- Chapter 6: The Last Crisis -- CONCLUSIONS -- The Gorbachev Era -- Collapse of the Soviet Empire: The Utility of Theories of Imperialism -- Lessons Unlearned: Putin in Brezhnev's Footsteps -- APPENDIX -- Notes on Archival Research -- Biographical Notes -- List of Interviews -- Bibliography -- Glossary and Abbreviations -- Register.The book is an analysis of the rise and fall of the Soviet empire in what, during the Cold War, was called 'Eastern Europe'. Its central focus is the role played by the German problem in that process.Imperial OverstretchInternational relationsPolitics and governmentGermanyPolitics and government1945-1990International relations.Politics and government.943.087Adomeit Hannes913817NjHacINjHaclBOOK9910720001203321Imperial overstretch2047456UNINA