Dissolution

Sovereignty and the Breakup of the Soviet Union

von Edward W. Walker

216 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In December 1991, the Soviet Union passed into history as a legal entity, breaking apart into 15 successor states. This clear and convincing book explains why. It emphasizes the critical role of Soviet ethno-federalism, as well as the normative claims and legitimizing myths of Soviet nationality policy. Institutional constraints and legitimizing myths, Walker argues, empowered the anti-union opposition even in republics where it had limited popular support. He also shows how they helped bring about an outcome_the full dissolution of the USSR_that surprisingly few desired.

• Reihe: The Soviet Bloc and After
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Politikwissenschaft und politische Theorie
• ISBN: 9780742524538
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.03.2003
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers