Eastern Europe addresses the emergence of uncertain pluralism in the region following the disintegration of the communist regimes in 1989. Taking a broad historical approach, the volume considers issues and challenges that have marked Eastern Europe from 1939 through World War II and the era of socialism, up to the present. Eight comprehensive country studies are augmented by detailed assessments of economic developments, security issues, religious currents, cultural policies, and gender relations in the region.
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Addresses the emergence of uncertain pluralism in the region following the disintegrations of the communist regimes in 1989. This book considers issues and challenges that have marked Eastern Europe from 1939, through World War II and the era of socialism.
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Preface1. Introduction Sabrina P. RametPart 1 History2. Eastern Europe's Defining Fault Lines Gale StokesPart 2 Countries3. Czechoslovakia Sharon L. Wolchik4. Hungary Laszlo Kurti5. German Democratic Republic Brigitte H. Schulz6. Poland Jack Bielasiak7. Yugoslavia Sabrina P. Ramet8. Romania William Crowther9. Bulgaria Spas T. Raikin10. Albania Elez BiberajPart 3 Policy Spheres11. Women and the Politics of Gender in Communist and Post-Communist Central and Eastern Europe Sharon L. Wolchik12. Religion and Politics in Eastern Europe Paula Franklin Lytle13. East European Cinema Herbert J. Eagle14. The Economic Challenges of Post-Communist Marketization Andrei Kuznetsov15. Democracy, Markets, and Security in Eastern Europe Daniel N. Nelson and Georgeta V. Pourchot16. Democracy, Tolerance, and the Cycles of History Sabrina P. RametFor Further ReadingContributorsIndex
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Historically grounded survey of new challenges and developments in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780253212566
Publisert
1999-02-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Indiana University Press
Høyde
235 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
440

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Biographical note

Sabrina P. Ramet is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. Her publications include Nationalism and Federalism in Yugoslavia, Social Currents in Eastern Europe, and Balkan Babel: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia from the Death of Tito to Ethnic War.