| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations, maps |
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Dilemmas in world politics |
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Dilemmas in world politics.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Introduction; 1 The Establishment and Decay of Communism in East-Central Europe; The Western Reaction and the Onset of the Cold War; The Institutions of Communism; Socioeconomic Changes in the Early Years of Communism; Challenges to Communist Orthodoxy; System Performance and Decay; Conclusion; 2 Reform and Revolution in the Soviet Union and East-Central Europe; Gorbachev's Reforms (1985-1989); 1989: Revolution in Eastern Europe |
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Social Movements and RevolutionsConclusion; 3 Redrawing the Borders in Europe: Germany, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia; The Unification of Germany; The Collapse of the Soviet Union; The Tragedy of Yugoslavia; The Velvet Divorce of Czechoslovakia; Conclusion; 4 Rebuilding the Political and Economic Orders; Rebuilding the Political Order; The Postrevolutionary Political Process; Theories of Democratization; Constructing a Market Economy; The Reemergence of Nationalism in Europe; Conclusion; 5 The Postcommunist Era in International Politics; Revising the Alliance Systems |
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The Restructuring of EuropeThe Impact on Europe of the Collapse of the Soviet Union; The End of the Cold War; The Impact on the Third World; The New Global Order; Conclusion; Discussion Questions; Notes; Suggested Readings; Video Resources; Glossary; Chronology; About the Book and Author; Books in This Series; Index |
| Summary |
In this fully revised and updated edition of his popular and critically acclaimed text, David Mason brings the revolutionary events of 1989 into context with the transitional yet turbulent 1990s. We see new parties, new politics, new constitutions, and new opportunities in light of economic shock therapies, "left turns" in recent elections, and dissolving sovereignties and alliances. Despite savage ethnic conflict, economic scarcity, and political insecurity, Mason shows us that East-Central Europe is consolidating and reemerging as a region to be reckoned with on the global stage |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
"First published 1996 by Westview Press."--Title page verso |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 19, 2018) |
| Subject |
Communism -- Europe, Eastern
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
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Communism
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045776
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| Subject |
Eastern Europe
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mason, David S. (David Stewart), 1947-
Revolution in East-Central Europe
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| ISBN |
9780429974366 |
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0429974361 |
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9780429494734 |
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0429494734 |
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