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Book Title: Perestroika And Soviet National Security
Number of Pages: 481 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Perestroika and Soviet National Security
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Year: 1991
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, International Relations / General, International Relations / Diplomacy
Item Weight: 25.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Political Science, History
Author: Michael Mccgwire
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
