The Prospects for Liberal Nationalism in Post-Leninist States

by Cheng Chen

The fall of communism in the Soviet Union led many to hope and expect that liberal democracy would immediately take root across postcommunist states, marking what Francis Fukuyama famously referred to as the "end of history." Since then, however, a very different picture has emerged, most notably in the form of nationalist sentiments that have steered many postcommunist countries in an illiberal direction, even in regimes committed to market reforms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027103260X
• ISBN13: 9780271032603
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"