Central Europe Since 1945

This text analyses the installation, development, operation and eventual downfall of its (very different) communist regimes, and the transition to the freedoms and uncertainties of the post-Soviet world.

List of contents

List of maps.  Abbreviations and acronyms.  Editoral foreward.  Preface.  Chapter 1. Introduction and General survey.
Chapter 2. Foundations of the post-war order in central Europe.  Chapter 3. The communist takeover and consolidation of power.  Chapter 4. The politics of Stalinism.  Chapter 5. Socialist industrialisation and economic development.  Chapter 6. Social change and the nature of communist society.  Chapter 7. De-Stalinisation and politcal instability.  Chapter 8. The politics of mature communism.  Chapter 9. The military basis of the communist order.
Chapter 10. The Regional Economic Framework.  Chapter 11. The end of communist rule.  Chapter 12. Post-communism and the transition to democracy.  Chapter 13. Conclusion: the weight of history.  Guide to further reading.
Bibliography.  Maps.  Index.

About the author

Paul G. Lewis

Summary

This text analyses the installation, development, operation and eventual downfall of its (very different) communist regimes, and the transition to the freedoms and uncertainties of the post-Soviet world.

Product details

• Authors: P. Lewis, Paul G Lewis, Paul G. Lewis, Paul G. (University of Delaware Lewis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138836242
• ISBN: 978-1-138-83624-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: The Postwar World; The Postwar World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999