Eastern Europe : politics, culture, and society since 1939
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.
Print Book, English, ©1998
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, ©1998
History
426 pages : maps ; 24 cm
9780253334701, 9780253212566, 0253334705, 0253212561
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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