The Soviet Union: The Incomplete Superpower

by Paul Dibb, Robert O'Neill (Foreword by)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333470558
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	07/28/1988
Series:	Studies in International Security
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1988
Pages:	295
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

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.