The Demise of Communist East Europe: 1989 in Context

by Robin Okey

Book Overview

This book charts the demise of east European communism and analyses the failure of the communist experiment, the revolutionary events of 1989 and the post-communist aftermath as the legacy of both these processes. The author explains communism's initial ability to survive crises but then its cumulative decline in the face of dissidence, economic weakness and reform movements. By analyzing these issues in the context of the regions drive since the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340740574
• ISBN13: 9780340740576
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.3"