Eastern Europe since 1945
By: Geoffrey Swain, Nigel Swain.
Contributors: Swain, N.
Edition: 4th ed.
Series: Making of the modern world
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780230214606
Subjects: Communism -- Europe, Eastern -- History; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
Description: "This essential text has been fully revised, updated and expanded to take account of new material and events since the publication of the third edition. The last chapters focus on the inclusion of most of the Eastern European states into the EU and the book now also features more tables, maps and Further Reading"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: List of TablesChronologyIntroductionRevolution in Eastern EuropeDifferent Roads to SocialismAn End to Diversity1956: Communism Renewed?Actually Existing Socialism in OperationReform Communism or Economic ReformNeo-Stalinism TriumphantThe Fall of Actually Existing SocialismAdapting to Capitalism Enthusiastically: Central EuropeAdapting to Capitalism Hesitantly: The BalkansConclusionNotesIndex.