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The rise and fall of communism in Eastern Europe

By Ben , Fowkes

Book information

Publisher
Inc., St. Martin’s Press
Year
1993
ISBN
9780312091491, 0312091494, 9780333544785, 0333544781, 9780333651063, 0333651065, 9780333651087, 0333651081
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (16339695 bytes)
Edition
2nd ed.
Pages
232\254
Topic
History
Time added
2020-01-09 07:49:05
Communism -- EuropeEastern -- History -- 20th century;EuropeEastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989;EuEastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-;Commun

Description

Communist parties came to power in a variety of ways, usually by force, often with the acquiescence of people who hoped for a better future. Then came the imposition of Stalinism. The book examines this, and subsequent crises in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 1. Introduction -- 2. The Seizure of Power: The Northern Tier -- 3. The Seizure of Power: Hungary and the Agrarian South -- 4. High Stalinism -- 5. Eastern Europe after Stalin -- 6. The Quiet Years, 1957-68 -- 7. Czechoslovakia in 1968: Climax and Defeat of Reform Communism -- 8. The Brezhnev Years: Dithering at the Top and Revolt from Below -- 9. The Premature Revolution: Poland 1980-81 -- 10. Decline and Fall.

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