2nd Edition
Russia And The Soviet Union An Historical Introductionsecond Edition
By John M Thompson
Copyright 1991
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book is a brief, lucid account of Russian and Soviet history from ancient Kievan Rus ' to the present day. Equal attention is paid to the early and the modern periods of Russian history. The author has revised this new edition to include the dramatic changes in the Soviet Union and its foreign policy during Gorbachev's first five years in office. The text is supplemented with maps and... Read more
Preface -- General Theories of Crime, Law and Sanctions -- Law, Order and Sociology -- The Origins of the Conflict– Consensus Debate -- The Debate in the Nineteenth Century -- Twentieth-Century Resolutions -- Testing General Theories -- Theory Testing with the Nation-State -- England and Wales as a Test Case -- Law and Order in Canada -- The State of the Subject -- The Debate on Methodology: Positivism and Praxis -- Conclusions -- Technical Notes to Chapters
Biography
"John M. Thompson taught Russian history at Indiana University for seventeen years and is currently a visiting professor at Dartmouth College. He is also the author of Revolutionary Russia: 1917. "
