The Soviet Union : the incomplete superpower
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The Soviet Union : the incomplete superpower
（Studies in international security, 23）
Macmillan in association with International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1988
2nd ed
- pbk
Available at 3 libraries
Note
Previous ed.: 1986
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780333470541
Description
Now updated to the Gorbachev era, this book is an examination of the state of the Soviet Union today. One of its main aims is to highlight the weaknesses of this faltering empire. It takes the view that Soviet Union is "an incomplete superpower" lacking real economic, technological or ideological power. The only strength of the Soviet state is its military power, but because of this Moscow faces a formidable array of opponents who see it as an enemy.
Table of Contents
- Dimensions of Soviet Union. Part 1 The domestic context: the constraints of empire
- economy in crisis?. Part 2 The international environment: the USSR's security outlook
- soviet military requirements and responses
- Soviet military power and global influence
- the USSR's global economic policy. Part 3 The future of Soviet power: the limits of Soviet power.
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pbk ISBN 9780333470558
Description
Now updated to the Gorbachev era, this book is an examination of the state of the Soviet Union today. One of its main aims is to highlight the weaknesses of this faltering empire.
Table of Contents
- Dimensions of Soviet Union. Part 1 The domestic context: the constraints of empire
- economy in crisis?. Part 2 The international environment: the USSR's security outlook
- soviet military requirements and responses
- Soviet military power and global influence
- the USSR's global economic policy. Part 3 The future of Soviet power: the limits of Soviet power.
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