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The 1989 Revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. From Communism to Pluralism.
. Ed(S): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew
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This book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Bringing together experts from a variety of disciplines, the volume examines the rapid dismantling of the communist regimes in the late 1980s and the transition to pluralism in the 1990s. Editor(s): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
This important book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the authors reconsider such crucial themes as the broader historical significance of the 1989 events, the complex interaction between external and internal factors in the origins and outcomes of the revolutions, the impact of the ‘Gorbachev phenomenon’, the West and the end of the Cold War, the political and socio-economic determinants of the revolutionary processes in Poland, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and the competing academic, cultural and ideological perceptions ... Read more
This important book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the authors reconsider such crucial themes as the broader historical significance of the 1989 events, the complex interaction between external and internal factors in the origins and outcomes of the revolutions, the impact of the ‘Gorbachev phenomenon’, the West and the end of the Cold War, the political and socio-economic determinants of the revolutionary processes in Poland, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and the competing academic, cultural and ideological perceptions ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719085277
SKU
V9780719085277
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About . Ed(S): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew
Kevin McDermott is Senior Lecturer in Political History at Sheffield Hallam University Matthew Stibbe is Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University -- .
Reviews for The 1989 Revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. From Communism to Pluralism.
'this volume is rich in both theoretical insights and empirical detail' Anna Grzymala-Busse, Slavonic and East European Review Volume 92, no.2 April 2014
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