Condemned to Repetition?: The Rise, Fall, and Reprise of Soviet-Russian Military Interventionism, 1973-1996

by Andrew Bennett

Book Overview

Why did the Soviet Union use less force to preserve the Soviet empire from 1989 to 1991 than it had used in distant and impoverished Angola in 1975? This book fills a key gap in international relations theories by examining how actors' preferences and causal conceptions change as they learn from their experiences. Andrew Bennett draws on interviews and declassified Politburo documents as well as numerous public statements to establish the views...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262522578
• ISBN13: 9780262522571
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 402 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher