Alexander N. Yakovlev Anthony Austin Paul Hollander
The main architect of the concept of perestroika under Gorbachev, Alexander N. Yakovlev played a unique role in the transformation of the Soviet Union. Now, drawing on his own experiences and on his privileged access to state and Party archives, he reflects on the evils of the system that shaped the country he loves. "A searing book."-Bill Keller, New York Times "Well documented. . . . Yakovlev] provides a systematic and keenly insightful analysis of the Bolshevik Revolution and the Soviet system up to its collapse. . . . This is a book that deserves to be widely read."-Aurel Braun, Globe...
The main architect of the concept of perestroika under Gorbachev, Alexander N. Yakovlev played a unique role in the transformation of the Soviet Union...
Why did so many distinguished Western Intellectuals--from G.B. Shaw to J.P. Sartre, and. closer to home, from Edmund Wilson to Susan Sontag-- admire various communist systems, often in their most repressive historical phases? How could Stalin's Soviet Union, Mao's China, or Castro's Cuba appear at one time as both successful modernizing societies and the fulfillments of the boldest dreams of social justice? Why, at the same time, had these intellectuals so mercilessly judged and rejected their own Western, liberal cultures? What Impulses and beliefs prompted them to seek the realization of...
Why did so many distinguished Western Intellectuals--from G.B. Shaw to J.P. Sartre, and. closer to home, from Edmund Wilson to Susan Sontag-- admir...
Although it has been a global phenomenon for decades before recent acts of massive violence, anti-Americanism has prompted few serious studies in English. This collection of original reports and observations seeks to explain its impact in areas throughout the world, taking advantage of the cultural and geographical expertise of the contributors. Understanding Anti-Americanism distinguishes between rational and specific critiques of American foreign policy and American society on the one hand, and that brand of hostile predisposition that blames the United States for a wide variety of...
Although it has been a global phenomenon for decades before recent acts of massive violence, anti-Americanism has prompted few serious studies in Engl...
This collection of original reports and observations seeks to explain its impact in areas throughout the world, taking advantage of the cultural and geographical expertise of the contributors.
This collection of original reports and observations seeks to explain its impact in areas throughout the world, taking advantage of the cultural and g...
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert Conquest.It focuseson the origins, manifestations and legitimation of such violenceand includesthe former Soviet Union, Mao's China, Castro's Cuba and radical-militant Islam."
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert ...
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert Conquest.It focuseson the origins, manifestations and legitimation of such violenceand includesthe former Soviet Union, Mao's China, Castro's Cuba and radical-militant Islam."
A collection of original case studies of different types of political violence in the 20th and 21st century inspired by the pioneering work of Robert ...
