Shlapentokh undertakes a dispassionate analysis of the ordinary functioning of the Soviet system from Stalin's death through the Soviet collapse and Russia's first post-communist decade. Without overlooking its repressive character, he treats the USSR as a "normal" system that employed both socialist and nationalist ideologies for the purposes of technological and military modernization, preservation of empire, and expansion of its geopolitical power. Foregoing the projection of Western norms and assumptions, he seeks to achieve a clearer understanding of a civilization that has perplexed its critics and its champions alike.

The first volume of an ambitious forthcoming series on the evolving world role of the post-Soviet successor states. Analyzes the legacy of history and its impact on the foreign relations and political identity of the new states, and examines past relations among the post-Soviet nations and other peoples. Covers Cossack mythology in the Russian-Ukranian border dispute, the rediscovery of Uzbek history, and offers Azerbaijan and Armenian perspectives. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This volume covers the economic progress made by the new states of the former Soviet Union in the transition from command to market economies. Topics discussed include: political and economic adjustments; the domestic dimension; macropolicies; restructuring; and regional and world integration.

Examines the economies and geo-political developments of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan. This work focuses on three core areas of importance: trade and development in the post-WTO era of globalization; macroeconomic adjustment and economic growth; and more.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

This book surveys the possibilities for future alignments both among the new states of the former Soviet Union, and between the new states and their neighbours.

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.