| The Revolutions of 1989 Contributor(s): Tismaneanu, Vladimir (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415169496 ISBN-13: 9780415169493 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: i Revolutions of 1989 /i brings together some of the most influential and provocative articles on the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, one of the most important events in recent world history. Prefaced by a comprehensive historical introduction and written by some of the prominent analysts and architects of the revolutionary upheaval, the essays examine the economic, political and social nature of modern revolutions, the legacies of dissent, the extent of the collapse of Leninist regimes in Europe and the political and ethical tensions of the post-communist situation. br br Contributors: Bruce Ackerman, Timothy Garton Ash, Daniel Chirot, S.N. Eisenstadt, Jeffrey C. Isaac, Ken Jowitt, Tony Judt, Leszek Kolakowski, Jacek Kuron, Adam Michnik, Mircea Mihaies, Jacques Rupnik, G.M. Tamas, Katherine Verdery, and Zhelyu Zhelev. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Revolutionary - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 947.009 |
| LCCN: 98-34372 |
| Series: Rewriting Histories |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.31" W x 9.44" (1.34 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Revolutions of 1989 is a collection of both classic and recent articles examining the causes and consequences of the collapse of communism in East and Central Europe, the most important event in recent world history. It includes discussion of: * the economic, political and social nature of revolutions European historians, scholars and students will wnat to make this an integral part of their studies. |
