S Frederick Starr, Karen Dawisha

The International Politics of Eurasia: V. 1: The Influence of History

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This ambitious ten-volume series develops a comprehensive analysis of the evolving world role of the post-Soviet successor states. Each volume considers a different factor influencing the relationship between internal politics and international relations in Russia and the western and southern tiers of newly independent states. The contributors were chosen not only for their recognized expertise but also to ensure a stimulating diversity of perspectives and a dynamic mix of approaches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781563243523
• ISBN-10: 1563243520
• Artikelnr.: 20958392

Autorenporträt

S. Frederick Starr is a historian and jazz musician. Educated at Yale, Cambridge University, and Princeton, he was the founding secretary of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies at The Wilson Center in Washington and served for eleven years as president of Oberlin College in Ohio. In addition to his writings on Soviet and Russian affairs, he has taken an active role in Russian-American relations and served in various advisory capacities to the United States government. Most recently, he is the author of a major biography of the American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Legacy of History in Russia and the New States of
Eurasia I. Russia 2. On Certain Mythical Beliefs and Russian Behaviors 3.
The Yugoslav Question in the Foreign Policy of Russia at the Beginning of
the Twentieth Century 4. Struggle Over the Borderlands II. The Western
Newly Independent States, Map 5. National Identity and Foreign Policy in
the Baltic States 6. History as a Battleground: Russian-Ukrainian Relations
and Historical Consciousness in Contemporary Ukraine 7. Historical Debates
and Territorial Claims: Cossack Mythology in the Russian-Ukrainian Border
Dispute 8. Basic Factors in the Foreign Policy of Ukraine: The Impact of
the Soviet Experience III. The Southern Newly Independent States 9. Central
Asia's Foreign Relations: A Historical Survey 10. The Rediscovery ofUzbek
History and Its Foreign Policy Implications 11. Historical Memory and
Foreign Relations: The Armenian Perspective 12. Azerbaijan: A Borderland at
the Crossroads of History