{"product_id":"gorbachev-and-yeltsin-as-leaders-hardback-9780521814867","title":"Gorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders (Hardback) 9780521814867","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the strategies employed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to build leadership authority.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge W. Breslauer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521814867, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 March 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e348 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a compelling analysis …'. Slavonica\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGorbachev and Yeltsin as Leaders examines the strategies employed by Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin to build leadership authority. Political leaders often use a combination of coercion, material reward, and persuasion, but Professor Breslauer focuses on the power of ideas, as leaders use them to mobilize support and to craft an image as effective problem solvers, indispensable consensus builders, and symbols of national unity. In Khrushchev and Brezhnev as Leaders: Building Authority in Soviet Politics (1982), he documented Khrushchev's and Brezhnev's domestic policy strategies; this book handles domestic and foreign policies. All chapters compare Gorbachev and Yeltsin and Khrushchev and Brezhnev, mostly analyzing the changes in policy, the strategies, and the political dilemmas that are common to all four administrations. The book discusses the ways in which authority building was affected by political constraints unique to each of the stages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Leadership strategies after Stalin\u003cbr\u003e 2. Gorbachev and Yeltsin: personalities and beliefs\u003cbr\u003e 3. The rise of Gorbachev\u003cbr\u003e 4. Gorbachev ascendant\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gorbachev on the political defensive\u003cbr\u003e 6. Yeltsin versus Gorbachev\u003cbr\u003e 7. Yeltsin ascendant\u003cbr\u003e 8. Yeltsin on the political defensive\u003cbr\u003e 9. Yeltsin lashes out: the invasion of Chechnya (December, 1994)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Yeltsin's many last hurrahs\u003cbr\u003e 11. Explaining leaders' choices, 1985–99\u003cbr\u003e 12. Criteria for the evaluation of transformational leaders\u003cbr\u003e 13. Evaluating Gorbachev as leader\u003cbr\u003e 14. Evaluating Yeltsin as leader.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20studies%20%5BGTB%5D%22\"\u003eGTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005843198232,"sku":"9780521814867","price":79.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521892445_55bf3948-2945-488b-ba6f-37066755edd1.jpg?v=1691368338","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gorbachev-and-yeltsin-as-leaders-hardback-9780521814867","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}