Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe - Political, Economic and Social Challenges

A comprehensive introduction to the nations of Central and Eastern Europe over a half century of turbulent change - from post war subjugation by the Soviet Union to both shared and divergent experiences of post-Communist transition to free-market democracies.

List of contents

Foreword, Introduction, 1. Roots and Causes of Communist Collapse, 2. Problems of Postcommunist Development, 3. Albania, 4. Bulgaria, 5. From Czechoslovakia to the Czech and Slovak Republics, 6. East Germany, 7. Hungary, 8. Poland, 9. Romania, 10. Yugoslavia-Collapse and Disintegration, 11. Yugoslavia-The Bosnian Civil War, Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography, Index

About the author

Andrew Goldman

Summary

A comprehensive introduction to the nations of Central and Eastern Europe over a half century of turbulent change - from post war subjugation by the Soviet Union to both shared and divergent experiences of post-Communist transition to free-market democracies.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Goldman
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.1996
• EAN: 9781563247576
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-757-6
• No. of pages: 450
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Eastern Europe, European History, Germany, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Revolutionary groups & movements, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions