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| Author | : Leslie Holmes |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2009-08-27 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0199551545 |
The collapse of communism was one of the most defining moments of the twentieth century. This Very Short Introduction examines the history behind the political, economic, and social structures of communism as an ideology.
| Author | : Archie Brown |
| Publisher | : Doubleday Canada |
| Total Pages | : 743 |
| Release | : 2009-10-13 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0307372243 |
Published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall — a definitive and ground-breaking account of the revolutionary ideology that changed the modern world. The inexorable rise of Communism was the most momentous political phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century. Its demise in Europe and its decline elsewhere have produced the most profound political changes of the last few decades. In this illuminating book, based on forty years of study and a wealth of new sources, Archie Brown provides a comprehensive history as well as an original and highly readable analysis of an ideology that has shaped the world and still rules over a fifth of humanity. A compelling new work from an internationally renowned specialist, The Rise and Fall of Communism promises to be the definitive study of the most remarkable political and human story of our times.
| Author | : Lee Edwards |
| Publisher | : Hoover Institution Press |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2013-11-01 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0817998160 |
Experts continue to debate one of the most important political questions of the twentieth century—why did Communism collapse so suddenly? These essays suggest that a wide range of forces—political, economic, strategic, religious, add the indispensable role of the principled statesman and the brave dissident—brought about the collapse of communism.
| Author | : Gale Stokes |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 542 |
| Release | : 1993-10-07 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0199879192 |
Gale Stokes' The Walls Came Tumbling Down has been one of the standard interpretations of the East European revolutions of 1989 for many years. It offers a sweeping yet vivid narrative of the two decades of developments that led from the Prague Spring of 1968 to the collapse of communism in 1989. Highlights of that narrative include, among other things, discussions of Solidarity and civil society in Poland, Charter 77 and the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, and the bizarre regime of Romania's Nikolae Ceausescu and his violent downfall. In this second edition, now appropriately subtitled Collapse and Rebirth in Eastern Europe, Stokes not only has revised these portions of the book in the light of recent scholarship, but has added three new chapters covering the post-communist period, including analyses of the unification of Germany and the collapse of the Soviet Union, narratives of the admission of many of the countries of the region to the European Union, and discussion of the unfortunate outcomes of the Wars of Yugoslav Succession in the Western Balkans.
| Author | : Jacqueline Hayden |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2006-03-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1134208014 |
Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989. This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by the communist party representatives in the Round Table discussions before the elections was a key factor in communism’s collapse. The book shows that on many occasions, PZPR decision-makers ignored expert advice, and many Round Table bargains went against the party’s best interests. Using in-depth interviews with major party players, including General Jaruzelski, General Kiszczak and Mieczyslaw Rakowski, as well as Solidarity advisors such as Adam Michnik, the text provides a unique source of first-hand accounts of Poland’s revolutionary drama.
| Author | : Martin K. Dimitrov |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 391 |
| Release | : 2013-07-31 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1107035538 |
Addresses the durability of communist autocracies in Eastern Europe and Asia, the longest-lasting type of non-democratic regime to emerge after World War I.
| Author | : Doug Lorimer |
| Publisher | : Resistance Books |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9780909196738 |
| Author | : Stephen White |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 102 |
| Release | : 2002-01-04 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1134694237 |
Ranging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these countries, including: * communism as a doctrine * the evolution of Communist rule * the challenges to Soviet authority in Hungary and Yugoslavia * the emerging economic fragility of the 1960s * the complex process of collapse in the 1980s. Any student or scholar of European history will find this an essential addition to their reading list.
| Author | : Susan Darraj |
| Publisher | : Infobase Holdings, Inc |
| Total Pages | : 102 |
| Release | : 2021-09-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1646936574 |
The dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on December 31, 1991, stunned the world. The communist empire-which had been a dominant force in global politics for 74 years, influencing world events from World War II to issues of nuclear weapons and defense-was suddenly gone. Illustrated with full-color and black-and-white photographs, and accompanied by a chronology, bibliography, and further resources, The Collapse of the Soviet Union, Updated Edition highlights major events in Soviet history, such as the rise of communism in Russia, the terror and expansionist policies of Joseph Stalin, the election of Mikhail Gorbachev, the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, and the rivalry between Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin as a new, more democratic Russia emerged from the ashes of the Soviet Union. Historical spotlights and excerpts from primary source documents are also included.
| Author | : Stewart Ross |
| Publisher | : Capstone Classroom |
| Total Pages | : 60 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9781403455253 |
Describes the history of communism and its eventual downfall in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
