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21 - Politics and International Studies
Aberystwyth University
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Book title
Unwanted Visionaries: The Soviet Failure in Asia at the End of the Cold War
Type
A - Authored book
DOI
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Publisher of book
Oxford University Press
ISBN of book
9780199938773
Year of publication
2013
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Number of additional authors
0
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Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
Yes
Double-weighted statement
This book breaks new ground in the historiography of the Cold War by showing how the Soviets tried to reverse their declining global fortunes in the 1980s by engaging with Asia, and why their vision for a Soviet-led Asia failed. It is based on research in at least a dozen languages in often hard-to-access archives and private collections in Russia, China, and elsewhere in Asia and the world, and on interviews with policymakers, including several presidents and prime ministers. Weaving diverse Asian narratives into one story informed by a novel interpretative framework required nearly a decade of research and writing.
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No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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