The Gorbachev factor - Brown, Archie (Oxford Univ. Press, 1996)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-390) and index
The author writes about Gorbachev, both as the statesman and as the man. He explores how an ordinary man can become a world leader, wielding enormous power
1. Introduction -- 2. The Making of a Reformist General Secretary -- 3. In the Portals of Power -- 4. The Power of Ideas and the Power of Appointment -- 5. Gorbachev and Economic Reform -- 6. Gorbachev and Political Transformation -- 7. Gorbachev and Foreign Policy -- 8. The National Question, the Coup, and the Collapse of the Soviet Union -- 9. Conclusions