Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century And After

Covering all key Eastern European states and their history right up to the collapse of communism, this new edition of is a comprehensive political history of Eastern Europe taking in the whole of the century and the geographical area

This comprehensive examination of Eastern Europe by an expert in the field, provides a summary of the political evolution of the area which will be invaluable to the student and general reader alike.

'a well-written book' - Tribune

Autorentext

R. J. Crampton

Inhalt

1. Before the Twentieth Century Part 1: The Inter-War Period 2. The Inter-War Years: An Introductory Survey 3. Poland, 191839 4. Czechoslovakia, 191838 5. Hungary, 191841 6. The Baltic States, 191840 7. Romania, 1918 41 8. Bulgaria, 191841 9. Yugoslavia, 191841 10. Albania, 191839 11. Ideological Currents in the Inter-War Period Part 2:**The Second World War in Eastern Europe 12. The Communist Takeovers 13. The Communist System 14. East European Stalinism, 194853 15. The Retreat from Stalinism, 19536 Part 3: Revisionism 16. Eastern Europe, 195668 17. Czechoslovakia, 19689 Part 4: The Decline of Socialism 18. Easturn Europe, 196980 19. The Solidarity Crisis, Poland 198081 Part 5: The Death of Socialism** 20. Eastern Europe, 19809 21. The Revolutions of 198991