02805 am 22005413u 450 99634423140331620220530063152.03-8452-6611-2(CKB)3710000000727102(EBL)4561622(MiAaPQ)EBC4561622(WaSeSS)IndRDA00124715(OCoLC)1030822603(ScCtBLL)d84ca148-843b-429b-b949-c9287c1cc271(EXLCZ)99371000000072710220200619d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierImperial overstretch Germany in Soviet policy from Stalin to Gorbachev : an analysis based on new archival evidence, memoirs, and interviews /Hannes AdomeitSecond edition.Baden-Baden, Germany :Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH,2016.1 online resource (757 p.)Internationale Politik und Sicherheit ;Volume 48Description based upon print version of record.Open Access version does not contain Part 3.3-8487-2452-9 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 4: 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.Internationale Politik und Sicherheit ;Volume 48.Political Science / World / EuropeanbisacshPolitical scienceGermanyRelationsSoviet UnionSoviet UnionRelationsGermanyGermanyPolitics and government1945-1990Political Science / World / EuropeanPolitical science303.48243047Adomeit Hannes913817WaSeSSWaSeSSBOOK996344231403316Imperial overstretch2047456UNISA