In this book Richard Sakwa provides a new analysis of the end of the Cold War and the
subsequent failure to create a comprehensive and inclusive peace order in Europe. The end …

What is Vladimir Putin up to? This book shows how the mentality of Putin and his team-the
code of Putinism-has shaped Russian politics over the past two decades. It explains not only …

Answers are enticing. Often it makes no difference whether an answer is right or wrong, as
long as one exists. The more precise and decisive, the better; all the more so if the problem …

This book presents a fresh view of Russian political change in the Gorbachev and early post-
Soviet periods not by examining perestroika and glasnost in and of themselves, but by …

Social Theory and Postcommunism undertakes a thorough study of the implications of post-
communism for sociological theory. Written by two leading social theorists, the book …

World Criminal Justice Systems, Ninth Edition, provides an understanding of major world
criminal justice systems by discussing and comparing the systems of six of the world's …

Soviet Politics in Perspective is a new edition of Richard Sakwas successful textbook Soviet
Politics: an introduction. Thoroughly revised and updated it builds on the previous editions …

Ideology and its place in the political system of communism were much debated, particularly
its impact on the content of policy, including foreign policy. What is clear is that, as in all …

The decade and a half since Gorbachev came to power has been a tumultuous time for
Russia. It has seen the expectations raised by perestroika dashed, the collapse of the Soviet …

'... this is an excellent book which sheds considerable light upon the role of ideology,
particularly in the last years of the Soviet Union.'-Graeme Gill, Europe-Asia Studies'... this …