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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 ev...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- THE 1989 REVOLUTIONS in Central and Eastern Europe: From Communism to Pluralism; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and glossary of terms; Timeline: Eastern Europe, 1945-91; Leaders of East European and Soviet communist parties, 1945-91; East European communist parties and their post-communist successors; 1. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe: origins, processes, outcomes: Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe; 2. Echoes and precedents: 1989 in historical perspective: Robin Okey
- 3. The multifaceted external Soviet role in processes towards unanticipated revolutions: Mary Buckley4. 'When your neighbour changes his wallpaper': The 'Gorbachev factor' and the collapse of the German Democratic Republic: Peter Grieder; 5. The demise of communism in Poland: a staged evolution or failed revolution?: Tom Junes; 6. The international context of Hungarian transition, 1989: the view from Budapest*: László Borhi; 7. Creating security from below: peace movements in East and West Germany in the 1980s: Holger Nehring
- 13. From the 'thirst for change' and 'hunger for truth' to a 'revolution that hardly happened': public protests and reconstructions: Nikolai Vukov Afterword: the discursive constitution of revolution and revolution envy: James Krapfl; Select bibliography; Index