Russia : The Roots of Confrontation (American Foreign Policy Library)

Daniels, Robert V.

ISBN 10: 0674779657 / ISBN 13: 9780674779655

Published by Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1985, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., 1985

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ISBN:0674779657. VG/VG-. First edition. 411 pp. DJ rubbed with edge creasing, one 1" edge tear, small tears and edge chips. Front free end paper has gift inscription. Spine square, tight. Interior very clean. No marks. Good reading/reference copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Russia : The Roots of Confrontation (American Foreign Policy Library)
• Publisher: Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 1985, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674779657
• ISBN 13: 9780674779655
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Synopsis

A history of Russia examines the Czarist government, the causes of the Revolution, the evolution of the modern communist state, and the Soviet Union's relations with other countries

Review

In this authoritative analysis of the Russian historical experience, Daniels dismantles many of the old stereotypes, misperceptions, and irrational fears that have cumulatively (and consistently) undermined accurate perceptions of who the Soviets are...Both pragmatic and sensitive, this book will give both policy makers and interested laypersons an opportunity to understand the Soviet Union in new and more enlightened ways. Daniels's extraordinarily compact survey of Russian history, contemporary Soviet society and Soviet-American relations arrives right on time. Lucid, level-headed, firmly grounded, it should serve as a perfect introduction to the Age of Gorbachev.