A study of East Central Europe and its place in the modern world. Combining narrative with analysis, it presents the past and present of East Central Europe in

Moving from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the present day, this book traces the trajectory of the six East Central European former satellites of the So

The year 1989 marked a turning point in world history, a watershed year of unprecedented drama and political significance. No matter how one looks at those even

"A useful text and reference book. These essays are at their best in serving both area study and political sociology."--Slavic Review --

Communism in Eastern Europe is a ground-breaking new survey of the history of Eastern Europe since 1945. It examines how Communist governments came to Eastern E