Communism in Transition: The End of the Soviet EmpiresStudying the history of East-West relations from 1918 to the revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union, this volume presents an analysis of this transitory period. It reviews communism as a worldwide phenomena and the prospects for communist nations in the new era of international relations. |
Contents
Chapter | 5 |
Pluses | 11 |
Chapter 3 | 23 |
The Dynamics of Soviet and Russian Foreign Policies | 53 |
The End of Communism in the Northern Satellites | 77 |
The End of Communism in the Southern Tier | 109 |
Communism Chinese Style | 131 |
Chinas Relations with the West and the Communist | 151 |
Asian Communist States and Their Wars | 169 |
Communist Challenges in Latin America | 205 |
Communism and Its Prospects | 221 |
Excerpts from the Communist Manifesto1848 | 255 |
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About the Author 275 | |
The Open Door to the United States and the West | 163 |
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