{"product_id":"how-the-soviet-union-disappeared-9780822321248","title":"How the Soviet Union Disappeared","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUseful to sovietologists, political scientists, and students of communism and nationalism. This title argues that the collapse of the Soviet Union was the result of an attempt by Gorbachev to concentrate political power. It also examines the complex relationship between the Communist Party, the KGB, and the military.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Suraska’s essay stands out as a towering example of clear thinking, based on the firm foundations of solid historical knowledge and creative theoretical interpretation.”—from the Preface by John Löwenhardt, University of Glasgow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents   Foreword   Prologue   The First Soviet Generation   Horizontal Disintegration: the Center-Periphery Conflict   Vertical Disintegration: The KGB-Miltary Contest   The Miracle of German Unification   Conceptual Revisions   Despotism and the Modern State   \"Suraska's essays stands out as a towering example of clear thinking based on the firm foundations of solid historical knowledge and creative theoretical interpretation.\" -- from the foreword by John Lowenhardt, University of Glasgow","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406021042519,"sku":"9780822321248","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-the-soviet-union-disappeared-9780822321248","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}