2nd Edition

Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century – And After

By R. J. Crampton Copyright 1998
    552 Pages
    by Routledge

    552 Pages
    by Routledge

    Covering all key Eastern European states and their history right up to the collapse of communism, this second edition of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century – And After is a comprehensive political history of Eastern Europe taking in the whole of the century and the geographical area.

    Focusing on the attempt to create and maintain a functioning democracy, this new edition now:

    • examines events in Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • includes a new consideration of the evolution of the region since the revolutions of 1989–91
    • surveys the development of a market economy
    • analyzes the realignment of Eastern Europe towards the West
    • details the emergence of organized crime
    • discusses each state individually
    • includes an up-to-date bibliography.

    Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century – And After provides an accessible introduction to this key area which is invaluable to students of modern and political history.

    1. Before the Twentieth Century  Part 1: The Inter-War Period  2. The Inter-War Years: An Introductory Survey  3. Poland, 1918–39  4. Czechoslovakia, 1918–38  5. Hungary, 1918–41  6. The Baltic States, 1918–40  7. Romania, 1918– 41  8. Bulgaria, 1918–41  9. Yugoslavia, 1918–41  10. Albania, 1918–39  11. Ideological Currents in the Inter-War Period  Part 2: The Second World War in Eastern Europe  12. The Communist Takeovers  13. The Communist System  14. East European Stalinism, 1948–53  15. The Retreat from Stalinism, 1953–6  Part 3: Revisionism  16. Eastern Europe, 1956–68  17. Czechoslovakia, 1968–9  Part 4: The Decline of Socialism  18. Easturn Europe, 1969–80  19. The Solidarity Crisis, Poland 1980–81  Part 5: The Death of Socialism  20. Eastern Europe, 1980–9  21. The Revolutions of 1989–91

    Biography

    R. J. Crampton

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