01492    a2200253   450000500170000000800390001702000220005603700370007804000070011504100080012207200140013007200120014407200210015607200210017707200180019810000220021624500290023825000060026726000320027330000100030552008770031570000290119299900170122120250526161924.0250430042020GB                   eng    a9780367017835qBB  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 145.00fBB  a01  aeng7 aNH2thema7 aHB2bic7 aHIS0000002bisac7 aSOC0000002bisac7 a947.412bisac1 aTonu Parming919310aCase Study Soviet Republ  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20200428  a458 p  bThe Estonian SSR is the most industrially advanced and urbanized of the Soviet republics and also, perhaps logically, has the most Western life style and the highest standard of living. This in-depth study of the Estonian SSR not only describes the current Estonian scene, but also analyzes the postwar Soviet years, concentrating on the factors that have led Estonia to its present status. All chapters were written especially for this volume by subject specialists fluent in Estonian. In sum, it is the most detailed and comprehensive study of a Soviet republic available in English, and it supports the editors' argument that analysts' traditional preoccupation with events and decisions at the political center of the Soviet Union has been unsatisfactory for a thorough understanding of the country: much more attention must be given to the individual union republics.1 aElmar Jarvesoo4B019194  c10169d10169