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Steven Rosefielde - Russia in the 21st Century: The Prodigal Superpower - 9780521836784 - V9780521836784
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Russia in the 21st Century: The Prodigal Superpower

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Description for Russia in the 21st Century: The Prodigal Superpower hardcover. This book demonstrates Russia's intention to re-emerge as a full-fledged superpower before 2010. Num Pages: 268 pages, 7 b/w illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
This book demonstrates that Russia intends to re-emerge as a full fledged superpower before 2010 that would challenge America and China and potentially threaten a new arms race. Contrary to conventional wisdom, this goal is easily within the Kremlin's grasp, but the cost to the Russian people and global security would be immense. A sophisticated strategy is proposed to dissuade President Vladimir Putin from pursuing this destabilizing course. The book also explains why the Soviet Union imploded, why Western experts missed the signs of the collapse, and how Russia has metamorphosized into an authoritarian regime instead of pursuing a transition ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521836784
SKU
V9780521836784
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-20

About Steven Rosefielde
Steven Rosefielde is Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and Adjunct Professor of Defense and Strategic Studies, Center for Defense and Strategic Studies, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield. The author or editor of eleven books on Russian and Soviet studies, he has also published more than 100 articles in journals such as the American ... Read more

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