| Between Past and Future: The Revolution of 1989 and Their Aftermath Contributor(s): Antohi, Sorin (Editor), Tismaneanu, Vladimir (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9639116718 ISBN-13: 9789639116719 Publisher: Central European University Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - Political Science | Comparative Politics - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 320.947 |
| LCCN: 99086119 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6" W x 9" (1.38 lbs) 423 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The tenth anniversary of the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe is the basis for this text which reflects upon the past ten years and what lies ahead for the future. An international group of academics and public intellectuals, including former dissidents and active politicians, engage in an exchange on the antecedents, causes, contexts, meanings and legacies of the 1989 revolutions. The contributors address various issues including liberal democracy and its enemies; modernity and discontent; economic reforms and their social impact; ethnicity; nationalism and religion; geopolitics; electoral systems and political power; European integration; and the demise of Yugoslavia. |