Eastern Europe since 1945 - new book

EAN (ISBN-13): 9781137605115
ISBN (ISBN-10): 1137605111
Paperback
Publishing year: 2017
Publisher: Red Globe Press

Book in our database since 2017-07-10T06:49:40-04:00 (New York)
Detail page last modified on 2023-12-08T06:55:56-05:00 (New York)
ISBN/EAN: 1137605111

ISBN - alternate spelling:
1-137-60511-1, 978-1-137-60511-5
Alternate spelling and related search-keywords:
Book author: nigel swain
Book title: eastern europe since 1945

---

Information from Publisher

Author: Geoffrey Swain; Nigel Swain
Title: Eastern Europe since 1945
Publisher: Red Globe Press; Macmillan Education
352 Pages
Publishing year: 2017-11-15
London; GB
Printed / Made in
Weight: 5,796 kg
Language: English
36,37 € (DE)
37,39 € (AT)
40,99 CHF (CH)
Not available, publisher indicates OP

BC; Book; Hardcover, Softcover / Geschichte/Regionalgeschichte, Ländergeschichte; Geschichte anderer geographischer Gruppierungen und Regionen; Eastern Europe; Soviet; History; Destalinisation; Modern Europe; Russia; Stalin; B; Russian, Soviet, and East European History; Russian, Soviet, and East European History; History; BB

An established introductory textbook that provides students with an engaging overview of the complex developments in Eastern Europe from the end of the Second World War through to the present. Tracing the origins of the socialist experiment, de-Stalinisation, and the transition from socialism to capitalism, it explores the key events in each nation’s recent history.

This essential text provides an overview of the complex developments in Eastern Europe since 1945, tracing the origins of the socialist experiment, de-Stalinisation, and the transition from socialism to capitalism. This revised and updated edition offers an increased focus on social and cultural history, showing how people experienced life under socialism and the rebirth of capitalism.

List of Tables.- Chronology .- Map.- Introduction.- Revolution in Eastern Europe.- Different Roads to Socialism.- An End to Diversity.- 1956: Communism Renewed?.- Actually Existing Socialism in Operation.- Reform Communism or Economic Reform.- Neo-Stalinism Triumphant.- The Fall of Actually Existing Socialism.- Adapting to Capitalism Enthusiastically: Central Europe .- Adapting to Capitalism Hesitantly: The Balkans.- Conclusion.- Notes .- Suggested Reading.- Index

Nigel Swain is Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool, UK.

A wide-ranging history  of postwar Eastern Europe in one succinct volumeCovers all the countries categorised as Eastern EuropeAnalyses the key political events and issuesIncludes tables, a Chronology and Suggested Reading to aid studynew_to_this_editionA fully revised new edition of an established text, updated throughout to incorporate the latest researchProvides coverage of recent eventsOffers increased focus on social and cultural history with greater emphasis on everyday life and experiences in Eastern Europe;