Between Past and Future - The Revolution of 1989 and Their Aftermath

The tenth anniversary of the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe is the basis for this text which reflects upon the past ten years and what lies ahead for the future. An international group of academics and public intellectuals, including former dissidents and active politicians, engage in an exchange on the antecedents, causes, contexts, meanings and legacies of the 1989 revolutions. The contributors address various issues including liberal democracy and its enemies; modernity and discontent; economic reforms and their social impact; ethnicity; nationalism and religion; geopolitics; electoral systems and political power; European integration; and the demise of Yugoslavia.

About the author

Sorin Antohi is Associate Professor of History at the University of Bucharest, and at Central European University, Budapest; he is currently a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford. Vladimir Tismaneanu is Professor of politics and Director of the Center for the Study of Post-communist Societies at University of Maryland (College Park).

Product details

• Authors: S. Antohi
• Assisted by: Sorin Antohi (Editor), Vladimir Tismaneanu (Editor)
• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.1999
• EAN: 9789639116719
• ISBN: 978-963-9116-71-9
• No. of pages: 423
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 691 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education