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Title The 1989 revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe : from communism to pluralism / edited by Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe
Published Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Contents The historical longue durée -- The 'Gorbachev factor' -- The East European revolutions : internal and external perspectives -- Then and now : continuity and change in the academic and cultural perceptions of the comunist era and its aftermath
Summary "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 of the year 1989 as communism gave way to post-communist pluralism in the 1990s and beyond. Concluding that the contentious term 'revolution' is indeed apt for the momentous developments in eastern Europe in 1989, this book will be essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists alike."--Publisher's description
Analysis 1989 revolutions
Cold War geopolitical power struggles
German Democratic Republic
Gorbachev factor
Romanian revolution
Soviet Union
central Europe
civil rights movement
communism
eastern Europe
generational conflicts
international features
peace movements
socio-economic reforms
totalitarian
Notes "Konec vla̕dy jedne̕ strany"--Cover
Many of the contributions to this volume were drawn from a conference at Sheffield Hallam University in September 2009, which was sponsored by the British Academy
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Post-communism -- Europe, Central -- Congresses
Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern -- Congresses
Revolutions -- Europe, Central -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses
Revolutions -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses
Revolutionary Groups & Movements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Politics and government
Post-communism
Revolutions
Revolution
Politischer Wandel
SUBJECT Europe, Central -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Congresses
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- -- Congresses
Subject Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Mitteleuropa
Osteuropa
Ostblock
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
History
Form Electronic book
Author McDermott, Kevin, 1957-
Stibbe, Matthew.
British Academy.
ISBN 9781526103468
152610346X
Other Titles Ninteen eighty nine revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe