The Awakening of the Soviet Union
Author | : Geoffrey A. Hosking |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1991 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674055519 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674055513 |
Rating | : 4/5 (513 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Awakening of the Soviet Union by : Geoffrey A. Hosking
Download or read book The Awakening of the Soviet Union written by Geoffrey A. Hosking and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's preeminent scholars of the Soviet Union with many personal contacts there, Geoffrey Hosking provides a unique perspective on the rapid changes the country is experiencing. Other books have focused on the political changes taking place under Gorbachev; Hosking's lively analysis illuminates the social, cultural, and historical developments that have created the need-and openness-for sweeping political and economic change.