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Fall of the Berlin Wall : The Revolutionary Legacy of 1989
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Engel, Jeffrey A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
- China--Politics and government--1976-2002.
- Europe--Politics and government--1989-.
- Post-communism.
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- World politics--1989-.
- Europe.
- United States.
- Soviet Union.
- Russia (Federation).
- China.
- Local Subjects:
- Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989.
- China--Politics and government--1976-2002.
- Europe--Politics and government--1989-.
- Post-communism.
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- World politics--1989-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Other Title:
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- The fall of the Berlin Wall sent shock waves around the world, initiating a stunningly rapid power-shift that would bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union, give rise to new democracies in Eastern Europe, and end the Cold War superpower conflict that had governed international relations for nearly a half century. It was, quite literally, a world-changing event. Now, from the vantage of the twentieth anniversary of the wall's collapse, The Fall of the Berlin Wall takes a fresh look at how the leaders in four vital centers of world politics--the United States, the Soviet Union, Europe, and
- Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Chapter 1: 1989: An Introduction to an International History""; ""Chapter 2: The Transformation of Europe and the End of the Cold War""; ""Chapter 3: If a Wall Fell in Berlin and Moscow Hardly Noticed, Would It Still Make a Noise?""; ""Chapter 4: Tiananmen and the Fall of the Berlin Wall: China's Path toward 1989 and Beyond""; ""Chapter 5: Dreams of Freedom, Temptations of Power""; ""For Further Reading""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""
- ""U""""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on February 17, 2015).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-974582-X
- 0-19-025449-1
- OCLC:
- 721193853
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