The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy.

The Russian Quest for Peace and Democracy, by Metta Spencer, traces the changing orientations toward peace and democracy among Soviet/Russian citizens since 1982, revealing the extreme influence of transnational civil society on Gorbachev's policies and on the social capital democracy requires....

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington Books 2012
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Termites and Barking Dogs; Chapter 2: Social Capital and Ideology; Chapter 3: Two Scientists, Two Paths; Chapter 4: Foreign Communists; Chapter 5: Three Freelance Diplomats; Chapter 6: A Civil Society: Elite Bears and Doves; Chapter 7: Scientists and Weaponeers; Chapter 8: In The Hands of Experts; Chapter 9: Do Peace and Democracy Work?; Chapter 10: The Soviet Peace Movement At The Time of The Coup; Chapter 11: The End and The Beginning; Chapter 12: From Below and Sideways.
  • Chapter 13: Social Traps-Toward an Explanation of TotalitarianismChapter 14: Quest? What Quest?; Chapter 15: Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; RussianPeaceAndDemocracy.com; Index.