Imperial overstretch : Germany in Soviet policy from Stalin to Gorbachev : an analysis based on new archival evidence, memoirs, and interviews

Imperial overstretch Germany in Soviet policy from Stalin to Gorbachev : an analysis based on new archival evidence, memoirs, and interviews

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.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Adomeit, Hannes, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baden-Baden, Germany : Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG 2016
2016.
Edition:Second edition
Series:Internationale Politik und Sicherheit ; Volume 48.
Subjects:
Political Science / World / European
Political science
Germany > Relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Relations > Germany.
Germany > Politics and government > 1945-1990.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432217506719
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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