Published by Westview Press Inc, Boulder. San Francisco. Oxford, 1989
ISBN 10: 0813376904 ISBN 13: 9780813376905
Language: English
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition (?). An Excellent Very Clean, Tight and Bright copy but Ex- Reference Library with minimal library markings. Dustjacket is Not clipped and which has been protected in a clear book plastic cover. "Describes and analyzes the Soviet Union's social problems, focusing on those it shares with Western industrial societies. While the contributors emphasize the current period, they also provide a historical perspective on the development of long-standing problems and on the evolution of official attitudes toward them. Essays examine a broad range of problems including drug and alcohol abuse; nuclear and environmental calamities; poverty; prostitution; health, education, and family issues; crime and juvenile delinquency; and the difficulty of adapting to technological change." ; John M. Olin Critical Issues Series; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 337 pages.