| The Burdens of Freedom Contributor(s): Kenney, Padraic (Author), Guyatt, Nicholas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1842776630 ISBN-13: 9781842776636 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: "The Burdens of Freedom "is a history of fifteen countries -- some newly-created -- as they make their way from communism to the present day. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004. Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war, and genocide, or crippled by corrupt political practices. Domestically, each country, and the region as a whole, has seen a divide emerge between winners and losers, as the emergence from one particular political and economic system has proved easy for some social groups, impossible for others. Both the winners and losers, though, represent the New Europe, moving simultaneously forward to democracy, unity, and prosperity, and toward national division, corruption, and economic disparity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 947.000 |
| LCCN: 2006025080 |
| Series: Global History of the Present (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.44" W x 8.49" (0.54 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004.Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled by corrupt political practices. The Burdens of Freedom considers the effects of revolutionary change, the resurgence of nationalism and the painful examination of the past. It looks at the process of building stable democratic states, and their integration with international structures. Most of the countries have established admission to the EU as a national objective; but many of them have also been active participants in the American-led occupation of Iraq. Domestically, each has seen a divide emerge between winners and losers. All are moving forward simultaneously to democracy, unity and prosperity, but also to national division and economic disparity. |