Dismantling utopia

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By the 1980s the Soviet Union had matched the United States in military might and far surpassed it in the production of steel, timber, concrete, and oil. But the electronic whirlwind that was transforming the global economy had been locked out by communist leaders. Heirs to an old Russian tradition of censorship, they had banned photocopiers, prohibited accurate maps, and controlled word-for-word even the scripts of stand-up comedians. In this compellingly readable firsthand account, filled with memorable characters, revealing vignettes, and striking statistics, Scott Shane tells the story of Mikhail Gorbachev's attempt to "renew socialism" by easing information controls. As newspapers, television, books, films, and videotapes flooded the country with information about the Stalinist past, the communist present, and life in the rest of the world, the Soviet system was driven to ruin. Shane's unique perspective also places one of the century's momentous events in larger context: the universal struggle of governments to keep information from the people, and the irresistible power of technology over history.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 oktober 1995

Aantal pagina's: 335

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Scott Shane

Hoofduitgeverij: Ivan R Dee, Inc

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 142 mm

Product hoogte: 22 mm

Product lengte: 218 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 146 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 25 mm

Verpakking lengte: 216 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 408 g

EAN: 9781566630993

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