| Postcommunist Presidents Contributor(s): Taras, Ray (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521582822 ISBN-13: 9780521582827 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 320.447 |
| LCCN: 96050024 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 262 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The best-known political leaders of former communist states are their presidents. To many people, Yeltsin, Havel and Walesa are the symbols of the birth of democracy in their countries, yet their historical legacy remains unclear. Have the first postcommunist presidents institutionalized democratic rule so that they are no longer essential to its survival? Leading specialists examine the presidents and presidential elections in six states--Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary--asking whether strong presidents augur well for future democratic development in the region. |
