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010			_a 2006102397
020			_a9780199282159 (alk. paper)
020			_a0199282153 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm77334173
035			_a(OCoLC)77334173
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050	1	4	_a338 DK 288 _bB877s 2007
082	0	0	_a947.085/4
100	1		_aBrown, Archie, _q(Archibald Haworth), _d1938- _96822
245	1	0	_aSeven years that changed the world : _bPerestroika in perspective / _cArchie Brown.
246	3		_a7 years that changed the world
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2007.
300			_axx, 350 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aPART 1 ; 1. Introduction ; PART 2 ; 2. Gorbachev: New Man in the Kremlin ; 3. The First Phase of Soviet Reform, 1985-86 ; 4. Fundamental Political Change, 1987-89 ; 5. Reconstructing the Soviet Political System ; PART 3 ; 6. Institutional Amphibiousness or Civil Society? The Origins and Development of Perestroika ; 7. The Dismantling of the System and the Disintegration of the State ; 8. Transnational Influences in the Transition from Communism ; 9. Ending the Cold War ; 10. Gorbachev and His Era in Perspective ; Index
520			_aThis book is a rigorously argued and lively interpretation of the transformation of the Soviet system, the disintegration of the Soviet state, the end of the Cold War, and the role of Mikhail Gorbachev. Written by a leading authority on Soviet politics, this thoroughly researched book draws on new archival sources and puts perestroika in fresh perspective. Perestroika began as an attempt by a minority within the leadership of the Communist Party to reform the Soviet system. The decisive role was played by the new General Secretary, Mikhail Gorbachev. Perestroika (reconstruction) developed into an attempt to move from Communism to competitive elections and a market economy of a social democratic type. This 'revolution from above' had profound consequences, both intended and unintended. The latter included the dissolution of the Soviet state. Four of the ten chapters were written in 'real time'--in the second half of the 1980s while perestroika was still underway. The other six chapters provide an up-to-date discussion of such important issues as the stimuli to perestroika, its intellectual origins and development, its influence on other countries and their influence on developments in the Soviet Union, and the ending of the Cold War"--Publisher description
600	1	4	_aGorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, _d1931- _9714
650		4	_aPerestroika. _9716
651		0	_aSoviet Union _xPolitics and government _y1985-1991.
651		4	_aUnión Soviética _xPolítica y gobierno _y1985-1991 _9717
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006102397.html
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2006102397-b.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0723/2006102397-d.html
856	4	2	_3Book review (H-Net) _uhttp://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=29671
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