| Description |
xxiii, 544 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ; 101 |
|
Cambridge Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet studies ; 101
|
| Contents |
Chronology of key events in Hungary, 1956-1990 -- Introduction: The mainsprings of political change in Hungary -- Pt. I. Systemic change: adaptation and transformation. 1. From vanguard to rearguard: the rise and decline of a ruling communist party, 1957-1980. 2. Economic reforms: from plan to market. 3. Social change: from latent pluralism to civil society -- Pt. II. Elite politics: the insurgents and the incumbents. 4. Opposition and dissent: ideas, personalities, and strategies. 5. Party elites in transition: the successor generation -- Pt. III. From postcommunism to democracy. 6. Political succession in the HSWP: issues, personalities, and strategies, 1984-1989. 7. Negotiated revolution: from the Opposition Roundtable to the National Roundtable. 8. The road to power: political mobilization, party formation, and free elections in Hungary, 1989-1990. 9. Democracy in Hungary: toward a new model? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-527) and index |
| Subject |
Dissenters -- Hungary.
|
|
Post-communism -- Hungary.
|
| SUBJECT |
Hungary -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063081
|
|
Hungary -- Social conditions -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063083
|
|
Hungary -- Economic policy -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85063040
|
| LC no. |
95048155 |
| ISBN |
0521570441 |
|
0521578507 |
|
