Title: The Burdens of Freedom
First published: 2006
Description: "From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of fifteen countries negotiating 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."--Jacket.
Subjects: Post-communism, History, Europe, eastern, history, Europe, eastern, politics and government, 1989-, Histoire, Politique et gouvernement, Politics and government, 1989-, Postcommunisme, Evolution politique, Démocratisation, Transition économique, Nationalisme, Democratisering, Politieke verandering, Politieke conflicten, Politischer Wandel, Sozialer Wandel, European history
Places: Eastern Europe
Time periods: 1989-
LC classification: DJK51 .K464 2006