Communism and its collapse / Stephen White.

By:

White, Stephen, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Making of the contemporary worldPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 91 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0203169913
9780203169919
0203134192
9780203134191
9780415171809
0415171806
0203179390
9780203179390
9780415244237
0415244234
9786610328291
6610328293

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Communism and its collapse.DDC classification:

335.43 21

LOC classification:

HX44 .W444 2001eb

Other classification:

15.70
7,41
MC 8300
MG 80086

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Contents:

What was communism? -- The establishment of communist rule -- 'National communism' in Eastern Europe -- The limits of reform -- A system in decline -- Transition from below -- Transition from above -- Explaining communist collapse.

Summary: Ranging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these countries, including: * communism as a doctrine * the evolution of Communist rule * the challenges to Soviet authority in Hungary and Yugoslavia * the emerging economic fragility of the 1960s * the complex process of collapse in the 1980s. Any student or scholar of European history will find this an essential addition to their reading list.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-87) and index.

Ranging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these countries, including: * communism as a doctrine * the evolution of Communist rule * the challenges to Soviet authority in Hungary and Yugoslavia * the emerging economic fragility of the 1960s * the complex process of collapse in the 1980s. Any student or scholar of European history will find this an essential addition to their reading list.

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