Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Revised Edition (History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic)

"This comprehensive reference, an expanded edition of Revolutions in Eastern Europe, provides a general introduction and broad historical background of Eastern and Central European countries from the First World War onwards, focusing on the development of independent countries and the establishment of Soviet-backed dictatorships, as well as their subsequent experience of political pluralism and external relations and alignments in post 1989 Europe. Each country is covered in an individual chapter, giving a factual account of their revolutions and upheavals and an assessment of their underlying causes."--Bloomsbury Publishing. "This comprehensive reference, an expanded edition of Revolutions in Eastern Europe, provides a general introduction and broad historical background of Eastern and Central European countries from the First World War onwards, focusing on the development of independent countries and the establishment of Soviet-backed dictatorships, as well as their subsequent experience of political pluralism and external relations and alignments in post 1989 Europe. Each country is covered in an individual chapter, giving a factual account of their revolutions and upheavals and an assessment of their underlying causes." -- Publisher's web site Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Introduction Overall chronology 1. Historical background 2. Poland 3. Hungary 4. Czechoslovakia Czech Republic Slovakia 5. East Germany 6. Romania 7. Bulgaria 8. Albania 9. Yugoslavia Croatia Bosnia-Hercegovina Slovenia Macedonia 10. The Baltic States 11. The changing shape of European organizations Bibliographical note Glossary of terms and acronyms Index of personal names