Rise and Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe

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.

Inhalt
List of Plates - Preface - List of Abbreviations - Introduction to the Second Edition - Introduction - The Seizure of Power: The Northern Tier - The Seizure of Power: Hungary and the Agrarian South - High Stalinism - Eastern Europe after Stalin - The Quiet Years, 1957-68 - Czechoslovakia in 1968: Climax and Defeat of Reform Communism - The Brezhnev Years: Dithering at the Top and Revolt from Below - The Premature Revolution: Poland 1980-81 - Decline and Fall - Appendix: Statistical Tables - Notes - Index