This highly acclaimed book offers a complete political history of East Central Europe from World War II to the present.
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, now in its third edition, introduces a new co-author, Nancy M.
Wingfield, and has been fully updated to cover events up through the
1990s. It includes an account and analysis of the developments in
post-communist regimes throughout the region, addressing the
transformation of each country during the first post-communist decade.
It discusses coalition politics, ethnic discord, and issues of
democratic development. This new edition features additional maps and
extensively revised reading lists to reflect the most current
scholarship in the field. Unsurpassed in scope, in depth of analysis,
and in fairness and objectivity,
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is an invaluable resource for students of this regions history and politics.
Contents:
Prefaces
1.
The Interwar Background
2.
World War II
3.
The Communists Come to Power
4.
The Dialectics of Stalinism and Titoism
5.
The Revenge of the Repressed: East Central Europe Reasserts Itself
6.
A Precarious Stalemate
7.
The Various Endgames
8.
The Postcommunist Decade
Notes
Suggested Readings
Index
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