Armed Forces and Political Power in Eastern Europe

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Armed Forces and Political Power in Eastern Europe The Soviet/Communist Control System

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Bradley R. Gitz

Book Code: GLK/

ISBN: 0-313-27723-0

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-27723-8

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208 pages, figures

Greenwood Press

Publication: 1/30/1992

List Price: $112.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

Availability: Out of stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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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


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