Eastern Europe Since 1945 - Couverture souple

Swain, Geoffrey; Swain, N.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0333545443 ISBN 13 : 9780333545447

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 1993

Synopsis

This book puts into context the unsuccessful socialist experiment in Eastern Europe. The first half concentrates on the years 1945-56, when the options for Eastern Europe were not entirely closed, and considers the period of non-Soviet socialism, the process of Soviet take over and the hope and despair of 1956. Thereafter the author discusses the economic failure of what was termed 'actually existing socialism', the optimism of reform in the 1960s fading to the neo-Stalinist triumph of the 1970s, and the economic and political stagnation which caused the collapse of socialism in Eastern Europe.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This essential text provides an overview of the complex developments in Eastern Europe since 1945, tracing the origins of the socialist experiment, de-Stalinisation, and the transition from socialism to capitalism. This revised and updated edition offers an increased focus on social and cultural history, showing how people experienced life under socialism and the rebirth of capitalism.

Biographie de l'auteur

GEOFFREY SWAIN is Alec Nove Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK. NIGEL SWAIN is Director of the Centre for Central and Eastern European Studies and Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool, UK. (They're twins!)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333545443
• ISBN 13: 9780333545447
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 286
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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