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The Triumph of Broken Promises

The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism

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$45.00 • £39.95 • €40.95

ISBN 9780674976788

Publication Date: 08/09/2022

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440 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

13 illus., 1 table

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  • Introduction: Making and Breaking Promises
  • I. The Privatization of the Cold War
    • 1. The Oil Shock to the Cold War
    • 2. Years of Illusion and Reckoning
    • 3. Defeating the Enemy Within
    • 4. The Capitalist Perestroika
    • 5. The Economic Cold War
  • II. The End of the Cold War
    • 6. The Socialist Perestroika
    • 7. A Period of Extraordinary Politics
    • 8. The Coercion of Creditworthiness
    • 9. Exit, Violence, or Austerity
    • 10. Discipline or Retreat
  • Conclusion: The Triumph of Broken Promises
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

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