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Aims to present an analysis of the impact of nationalism on the break-up of the Soviet Union, measure the effects of this dissolution, and to examine the remnants and revisions. The authors conclude that although the Russian Empire is at an end, what remains will still be a viable world power.

In this history of the region, the author explores the rivalry and intrigue between the great powers in Southwest Asia and the regional powers themselves, examining current concerns such as the international arms trade, nationalism, subterfuge, greed, and ambition.

Deals extensively with Iraq and Saddam Hussein - his rise to power, his mastery of Iraqi statecraft, his pan-Arab proclivities and his two Gulf Wars: the first against Iran and the second against the US-led multinational coalition in 1990-1991.

Demonstrates that foreign intervention alone will be insufficient to bring about peace in Kosovo and the surrounding region.

One of the salient features of this study is the extent of German complicity in the unfolding events that destroyed Yugoslavia. Rezun emphasizes the roles of history, psychology, culture, religion, and pure economics that are at play here. The book focuses on the Serb-Croat conflict and how that conflict permeates the other regions. Rezun demonstrates that the story of this civil war has been grossly misreported by the popular media and that t...

This work on the post-industrial USSR shows how it lagged behind the West in terms of technology, attitudes to consumerism and respect for the environment. It warns that a future authoritarian regime could revive the technological race, it also criticises feminism and post-modernism in the West.