The People's Republics of Eastern Europe (Routledge Library Editions: Revolution Book 20)

This book, first published in 1983, goes beyond the ‘black and white'literature of many East–West observers to offer a more nuanced assessment of the achievements of the Eastern bloc countries of the early 1980s. It covers the emergence of ‘Eastern Europe'from revolution and war, the politics and economics of the new countries and their relationships with the West. This book, first published in 1983, goes beyond the black and white' literature of many East-West observers to offer a more nuanced assessment of the achievements of the Eastern bloc countries of the early 1980s. It covers the emergence of Eastern Europe' from revolution and war, the politics and economics of the new countries and their relationships with the West This collection gathers together 31 previously out-of-print titles focusing on revolution – the political, economic, military and social aspects of the overthrow of state power. Ranging from nineteenth-century France to late-twentieth-century Caribbean, these books analyse the forms of revolt and the aftermaths of revolution.