The unfinished revolution : making sense of the communist past in Central-Eastern Europe /

While the West has repeatedly been sold images of a victorious people's revolution in 1989, the idea that dictatorship has been truly overcome is foreign to many in the former Communist bloc. In this wide-ranging work, James Mark examines how new democratic societies are still divided by the pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mark, James
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Since 1989
Communism > Social aspects > Europe, Central.
Communism > Social aspects > Europe, Eastern.
Post-communism > Europe, Central.
Post-communism > Europe, Eastern.
Memory > Social aspects > Europe, Central.
Memory > Social aspects > Europe, Eastern.
Collective memory > Europe, Central.
Collective memory > Europe, Eastern.
Postcommunisme > Europe centrale.
Postcommunisme > Europe de l'Est.
Mémoire collective > Europe centrale.
Mémoire collective > Europe de l'Est.
Communisme.
Postcommunisme.
Evolution politique.
Dictature.
Société.
Histoire.
Mémoire collective.
Collective memory
Communism > Social aspects
Memory > Social aspects
Post-communism
Social conditions
Europe, Central > Social conditions > 1989-
Europe, Eastern > Social conditions > 1989-
Europe centrale > Conditions sociales > 1989-
Europe de l'Est > Conditions sociales > 1989-
Europe centrale.
Europe orientale.
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:While the West has repeatedly been sold images of a victorious people's revolution in 1989, the idea that dictatorship has been truly overcome is foreign to many in the former Communist bloc. In this wide-ranging work, James Mark examines how new democratic societies are still divided by the past. Some view 1989 as a betrayal and defeat, and continue an ̀unfinished struggle' against the former regime; others seek to heal the divisions of history; and ex-Communists proclaim themselves to be the real liberators from dictatorship.
This book also presents the voices of ordinary people who lived through Communism, and uncovers the variety of ways in which they have come to terms with their choices and experiences. Drawing on a broad range of themes and sources, this is the first work to integrate the study of politics, culture, society and memory across central-eastern Europe. --Book Jacket.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxviii, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-290) and index.
ISBN:9780300170115
0300170114

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