Gorbachev Factor

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ISBN: 9780192880529

ISBN-10: 0192880527

ISBN-13: 9780192880529

Edition: 1997 (Reprint)

Authors: Archie Brown

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`To understand this singular man, the reader can do no better than to turn to Archie Brown's astute and lucid book. There have been several excellent works on Mr Gorbachev ... but none examines the subject as thoroughly as this volume ... a rich study, as impressive in its sweep as in its details.' Abraham Brumberg, New York Times `Archie Brown's book is not only a richly researched, easily readable biography of Gorbachev himself. It should be studied at once in every diplomatic service worthy of the name, starting with our own Foreign Office.' Michael Foot, Evening Standard `Archie Brown has mastered the material and met the people ... he writes with a historical perspective unavailable to…

Book details

List price: $69.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/23/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English

Mikhail Gorbachev, Secretary General of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991, now heads the Gorbachev Foundation in Moscow and lectures widely around the world. His most recent book is Gorbachev: On My Country and the World.The late Zdenek Mlynar (1931--1997) was a leader of the Prague Spring of 1968 and a prominent member of the Czech dissident movement. His son, Vladimir, is the current Minister Without Portfolio of the Czech Republic.



Introduction


The Making of a Reformist General Secretary


In the Portals of Power


The Power of Ideas and the Power of Appointment


Gorbachev and Economic Reform


Gorbachev and Political Transformation


Gorbachev and Foreign Policy


The National Question, the Coup, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union


Conclusions