The Walls Came Tumbling Down
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The Walls Came Tumbling Down by Stokes
To account for the revolutions across Eastern Europe in 1989, Gale Stokes looks back to 1968 and provides an accessible analysis and a monumental history of events to the present day. He analyses the nature of communist power and the varying forms of opposition to it, telling the story of the rise of Solidarity in Poland and of the movements for change among dissident intellectuals across the region. Stokes demonstrates that Eastern Europe is freer today than it has been previously in the twentieth century.
'he is particularly good on how diverse historical and cultural processes shaped the different types of Communism in Eastern Europe; his chapter on Yugoslavia is exceptionally enlightening' New York Times Book Review 'It offers deep understanding of the region in combination with great ability to present the factsNot only is it perceptive and penetrating, but is also stylishly written ... it is a live account which manages to pin the reader down. For students, specialists and anyone else interested in communist studies and recent history, this work is ideal for making clear the most significant upheaval of post-World War II history.' Yannis Stivachtis, Lancaster University, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 46, No. 8, 1994
Gale Stokes is past Dean of Humanities, Chair of the History Department, and a three-time winner of the George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching at Rice University. He is the author of several books, including From Stalinism to Pluralism: A Documentary History of Eastern Europe Since 1945, Second Edition, (OUP, 1996) and Three Eras of Political Change in Eastern Europe (OUP, 1996).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195066456 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195066456 |
| Titel | The Walls Came Tumbling Down |
| Autor | Stokes |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 1993-12-30 |
| Seitenanzahl | 328 |
| Preise | Winner of Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize 1993 |
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