Repression and Resistance in Communist Europe

This book explores the role of coercion in the relationship between the citizens and regimes of communist Eastern Europe. Looking in detail at Soviet collectivisation in 1928-34, the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Polish Solidarity Movement of 1980-84, it shows how the system excluded channels to enable popular grievances to be translated into collective opposition; how this lessened the amount of popular protest, affected the nature of such protest as did occur and entrenched the dominance of state over society.

List of contents

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Theories of State-Societal Relations 3. Soviet Collectivization 4. The Hungarian Uprising 5. Poland and Solidarity 6. Conclusion

About the author

J.C.Sharman is a Lecturer in Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, working in the area of Communist-era politics as well as the political impact of economic reforms in post-Communist Candidates for European Union accession.

Summary

This book explores the role of coercion in the relationship between the citizens and regimes of communist Eastern Europe. Looking in detail at Soviet collectivisation in 1928-34, the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Polish Solidarity Movement of 1980-84, it shows how the system excluded channels to enable popular grievances to be translated into collective opposition; how this lessened the amount of popular protest, affected the nature of such protest as did occur and entrenched the dominance of state over society.

Additional text

Review in International Review of Social History

Product details

• Authors: Jason Sharman, Sharman Jason
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781138371019
• ISBN: 978-1-138-37101-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies; BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution