Expansion And Coexistence: Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917–73
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From the Bolshevik Revolution to the era of détente, Expansion and Coexistence: Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917–73 stands as one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of Soviet diplomatic strategy ever written. Adam B. Ulam masterfully chronicles the tortuous path of Soviet foreign policy across more than five decades, tracing how a revolutionary state transformed itself into a global superpower through a combination of ideological conviction, ruthless pragmatism, and calculated brinkmanship. Set against the turbulent backdrop of two World Wars, the Cold War, and the nuclear age, the book presents the USSR's complex and often contradictory dance between ideological expansionism and the practical necessity of coexistence with the capitalist West. Ulam, one of the foremost Western scholars of Soviet affairs, writes with a rare blend of analytical precision and narrative authority, drawing on a vast command of historical sources to illuminate the motivations and contradictions at the heart of Soviet statecraft. This second edition, updated to cover the pivotal events of the early 1970s, argues that the tension between expansion and coexistence was not merely a tactical posture but the defining dialectic of Soviet power itself. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the grand strategies that shaped the twentieth century, Expansion and Coexistence leaves one question permanently lodged in the mind: was Soviet foreign policy driven by ideology, or was ideology simply the mask worn by imperial ambition?
Author: Adam B. Ulam
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
From the Bolshevik Revolution to the era of détente, Expansion and Coexistence: Soviet Foreign Policy, 1917–73 stands as one of the most authoritative and comprehensive accounts of Soviet diplomatic strategy ever written. Adam B. Ulam masterfully chronicles the tortuous path of Soviet foreign policy across more than five decades, tracing how a revolutionary state transformed itself into a global superpower through a combination of ideological conviction, ruthless pragmatism, and calculated brinkmanship. Set against the turbulent backdrop of two World Wars, the Cold War, and the nuclear age, the book presents the USSR's complex and often contradictory dance between ideological expansionism and the practical necessity of coexistence with the capitalist West. Ulam, one of the foremost Western scholars of Soviet affairs, writes with a rare blend of analytical precision and narrative authority, drawing on a vast command of historical sources to illuminate the motivations and contradictions at the heart of Soviet statecraft. This second edition, updated to cover the pivotal events of the early 1970s, argues that the tension between expansion and coexistence was not merely a tactical posture but the defining dialectic of Soviet power itself. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the grand strategies that shaped the twentieth century, Expansion and Coexistence leaves one question permanently lodged in the mind: was Soviet foreign policy driven by ideology, or was ideology simply the mask worn by imperial ambition?