Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 496 g
Understanding Historical Change: Understanding Historical Change
Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 496 g
ISBN: 978-0-7656-0003-5
Verlag: Routledge
Taking the Soviet collapse - the most cataclysmic event of the recent past - as a case study, this text engages students in the exercise of historical analysis, interpretation and explanation. In exploring the question posed by the title, the author introduces and applies such organizing concepts as great power conflict, imperial decline, revolution, ethnic conflict, colonialism, economic development, totalitarian ideology, and transition to democracy in a most accessible way. Questions and controversies, and extracts from documentary and literary sources, anchor the text at key points. This book is intended for use in history and political science courses on the Soviet Union or more generally on the 20th century.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction: Contexts and Comparisons; Chapter 1 Legacies: The Burdens of Russian and Soviet History; Chapter 2 Cracks in the Foundation: The Post-Stalin Years; Chapter 3 Reviving Soviet Socialism: The Gorbachev Experiment; Chapter 4 Unintended Consequences: Economic Crisis and Social Awakening; Chapter 5 Passing into History: The Final Act of the Soviet Drama;
