The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War

by Archie Brown

Book Overview

In this penetrating analysis of the role of political leadership in the Cold War's ending, Archie Brown shows why the popular view that Western economic and military strength left the Soviet Union with no alternative but to admit defeat is wrong. To understand the significance of the parts played by Mikhail Gorbachev, Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher in East-West relations in the second half of the 1980s, Brown addresses several specific questions:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190614897
• ISBN13: 9780190614898
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"