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Revolution and resistance in Eastern Europe : challenges to communist rule / edited by Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communism--Europe, Eastern.
- Communism.
- Europe, Eastern--History--1945-1989.
- Europe, Eastern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 210 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The history of Eastern Europe during the Cold War is one punctuated by protest and rebellion. This book offers a firm grounding in the tumultuous decades of communist rule, which is essential to understanding the contemporary politics of Eastern Europe. It provides an analysis of the varying forms of dissent in the East European socialist states.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Glossary of Terms; List of Archives and Archival Abbreviations; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; 1 Revolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe; Part I; 2 The Soviet-Yugoslav Split; 3 The SED, German Communism and the June 1953 Uprising; 4 Poland and Hungary, 1956; Part II; 5 Romania, 1945-89; 6 The Prague Spring; 7 Solidarity, 1980-1; Part III; 8 Negotiated Revolution in Poland and Hungary, 1989; 9 'To Learn from the Soviet Union is to Learn How to Win'; 10 Revolution and Revolt against Revolution; 11 Afterword; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612545665
- 9781282545663
- 1282545663
- 9781847883247
- 1847883249
- OCLC:
- 290552336
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