Beyond Détente

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A perceptive and engaging study of the roots of change in the Soviet Union and the impact of Gorbachev's reforms on Soviet foreign policy. Essential reading for those who seek understanding of the new context for U.S.-Soviet A fine, concise review of the changing landscape of Sov domestic and foreign policy. It is a particularly valuable background resource for independent activists who are committed to building an alternative to the Cold War bloc John Feffer's book is a concise, accessible, and persuasive account of the evolution of Soviet foreign policy. It explores the domestic, economic, and grass-roots sources of the recent changes in Soviet policy and is a welcome alternative to simplistic notions that Gorbachev is merely the product of U.S. hard-line policies. The book is extensively researched and clearly written. Particularly valuable is Feffer's analysis of why détente failed and how to provide a more reliable foundation for improved East-West relations in the future.... Tovább

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A perceptive and engaging study of the roots of change in the Soviet Union and the impact of Gorbachev's reforms on Soviet foreign policy. Essential reading for those who seek understanding of the new context for U.S.-Soviet A fine, concise review of the changing landscape of Sov domestic and foreign policy. It is a particularly valuable background resource for independent activists who are committed to building an alternative to the Cold War bloc John Feffer's book is a concise, accessible, and persuasive account of the evolution of Soviet foreign policy. It explores the domestic, economic, and grass-roots sources of the recent changes in Soviet policy and is a welcome alternative to simplistic notions that Gorbachev is merely the product of U.S. hard-line policies. The book is extensively researched and clearly written. Particularly valuable is Feffer's analysis of why détente failed and how to provide a more reliable foundation for improved East-West relations in the future. -matthew evangelista john feffer, who speaks Russian and Polish, has written widely on foreign-policy issues. He has studied in the Soviet Union and traveled extensively throughout Eastern Europe, and has worked for the American Friends Service Committee, Freeze Voter, and Nuclear Times magaziné. relations. michael klare Hampshire College system. gail daneker, editor Peace and Democracy News Department of Political Science University of Michigan Vissza