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The Legacy of Division

"This volume examines the legacy of the East-West divide since the implosion of the communist regimes in Europe. The ideals of 1989 have largely been frustrated by the crises and turmoil of the past decade. The liberal consensus was first challenged as early as the mid-2000s. In Eastern Europe,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Laczó, Ferenc
Otros Autores: Lisjak Gabrijelčič, Luka
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Budapest : Central European University Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This volume examines the legacy of the East-West divide since the implosion of the communist regimes in Europe. The ideals of 1989 have largely been frustrated by the crises and turmoil of the past decade. The liberal consensus was first challenged as early as the mid-2000s. In Eastern Europe, grievances were directed against the prevailing narratives of transition and ever sharper ethnic-racial antipathies surfaced in opposition to a supposedly post-national and multicultural West. In Western Europe, voices regretting the European Union's supposedly careless and premature expansion eastward began to appear on both sides of the left-right and liberal-conservative divides. The possibility of convergence between Europe's two halves has been reconceived as a threat to the European project. In a series of original essays, authors from the fields of European and global history, politics and culture address questions fundamental to our understanding of Europe today : How have perceptions and misperceptions between the two halves of the continent changed over the last three decades? Can one speak of a new East-West divide? If so, what characterizes it and why has it re-emerged? Conversely, how have the hopes expressed in '89 of reunifying Europe been fulfilled?"--Provided by publisher
Descripción Física:1 online resource (349 pages)
ISBN:9789633863756
9633863759