M. Molodaya gvardiya. 1984. 400 p.
In the book of a prominent Soviet international scholar, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the USSR Academy of Sciences, corresponding member. A. N. Yakovlev analyzes the policy and doctrines of the United States, the realities of our nuclear age, and the existence of human civilization itself. The research focuses on a Marxist analysis of the main strategic concepts and doctrines of American imperialism's foreign policy. At the same time, in terms of the breadth of the problems covered and the depth of analysis, it goes beyond the scope of the "American" topic itself. It sets out and examines the main trends in international development from the post-war period to the present.
Having critically worked through extensive documentary and factual material, including a number of American publications, with-
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The author considers the military doctrines and plans of the United States in organic unity with the mechanism of their political and ideological support. The author analyzed a large number of materials, including speeches of American politicians, political scientists, and publicists. It reveals the origins and practical consequences of the imperial ambitions of overseas strategists who rely on achieving world domination by unleashing a global nuclear missile conflict.
The monograph examines the evolution of American social and political life over four decades. Not limited to the problems of today, A. N. Yakovlev seeks to give a forecast of the development of the situation not only in the United States, but also on the scale of world politics.
In the contradictory trends in the evolution of the modern United States, in the kaleidoscope of names, facts and events, the author highlights the main thing that is characteristic of American society, of international life. The book provides a deeper understanding of the current and long-term trends in Washington politics, its diverse forms an ...
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