| From Revolution to Uncertainty: The Year 1990 in Central and Eastern Europe Contributor(s): Von Puttkamer, Joachim (Editor), Borodziej, Wlodzimierz (Editor), Holubec, Stanislav (Editor) |
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ISBN: 081535178X ISBN-13: 9780815351788 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Baltic States - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: 943.000 |
| LCCN: 2019008484 |
| Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.20 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Baltic - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout Eastern Europe, the unexpected and irrevocable fall of communism that began in the late 1980s presented enormous challenges in the spheres of politics and society, as well as at the level of individual experience. Excitement, uncertainty, and fear predicated the shaping of a new order, the outcome of which was anything but predetermined. Recent studies have focused on the ambivalent impact of capitalism. Yet, at the time, parliamentary democracy had equally few traditions to return to, and membership in the European Union was a distant dream at best. Nowadays, as new threats arise, Europe's current political crises prompt us to reconsider how liberal democracy in Eastern Europe came about in the first place. This book undertakes an analysis of the year 1990 in several countries throughout Europe to consider the role of uncertainty and change in shaping political nations. |