My Account Wish List
Advanced Search
Print - Close Window
www.greenwood.com/catalog/GLK%2f.aspx
All Greenwood Products
Armed Forces and Political Power in Eastern Europe The Soviet/Communist Control System
(Click to Enlarge)
By Bradley R. Gitz
ISBN: 0-313-27723-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27723-8
208 pages, figures
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/1992
List Price: $112.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)
Availability:
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Political Science
Series Number: 292
Description: This timely study analyzes the inner workings of the political and military control system used by the USSR and former communist regimes in Eastern Europe to rule the region until recent times. It then shows how these controls collapsed and were swept away by the "revolutions" in 1989. This up-to-date work describes current problems in East European security and points to future needs. This appraisal of the use of military and political power in the area is written for political scientists, military historians and analysts, for students and experts in East European studies and in international organization. Certain "coercive" and "socializing" mechanisms define the Soviet/Communist control system which was the key to the effectiveness of the Warsaw Treaty Organization and to the reliability of East European armed forces. The history covers the period from the end of World War II to the present. The work describes the disintegration of the system of controls during the 1980s and its collapse and the end of the WTO and previous military arrangements in 1989. The study analyzes the 1989 revolutions and points to new problems and uncertainties facing East European states as they "depoliticize" their armed forces and "renationalize" their foreign security policies.
Table of Contents:
  • The Soviet/Communist Control System and NSWP Reliability
  • The Development of The WTO and the Soviet/Communist Control System
  • Coercive Mechanisms and The Soviet/Communist Control System
  • Socialization Mechanisms and The Soviet/Communist Control System
  • The Erosion of The Soviet/Communist Control System
  • The Collapse of The Warsaw Pact and The Soviet/Communist Control System
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 91-28743
LCC Class: UA646
Dewey Class: 322.5
All rights reserved. Copyright © 1999-2009 ABC-CLIO
130 Cremona Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93117 805-968-1911