Bøker av Martin McCauley

The Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the world, and underlined the need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. This text gives a background to the history of the region and its peoples.

This selection of documents - for the most part never before translated into English - traces the process of modernization which took place in Russia between 1856 and 1881.

To explain why Russia took the course it did, McCauley examines the period through the prism of government, including Yeltsin's shadow government, and looks at the military, police, security and intelligence services.

This well-established textbook provides a survey of the Soviet Union from its birth to its death. Including chapters on the New Economic Policy and World War II, the book focuses on the political, social, economic and religious developments to give a complete account of the Soviet years.

A comprehensive reference guide, this volume examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1996.

In this study all aspects of the Khrushchev era: are explored, including reforms in agriculture, economic policy, crises in Eastern Europe, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, de-Stalinisation and Khrushchev's attempts to reform the Communist Party.